Statement And Assumption - Study Mode

[#211] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "A rare opportunity to be a professional while you are at home." - An advertisement for computer literate housewives by a computer company. Assumptions : I. Some housewives simultaneously desire to become professional. II. Computer industry is growing at a fast pace. III. It is possible to be a professional as well as a housewife.
Correct Answer

(C) Only I and III are implicit

Explanation

Solution: Clearly, a company would highlight only that feature in its advertisement which people crave for and which it can make possible. So, both I and III are implicit. Nothing can be deduced about the growth of computer industry. So, II is not implicit.

[#212] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Pramod decided to get the railway reservation in May, for the journey he wants to make in July, to Madras. Assumptions : I. The railways issues reservations two months in advance. II. There are more than one trains to Madras. III. There will be vacancy in the desired class.
Correct Answer

(A) Only I is implicit

Explanation

Solution: Clearly, since Pramod decides to get the reservation in May for the journey in July, so I is implicit. The number of trains to Madras or the position of vacancies in different classes cannot be deduced from the given statement. So, neither II nor III is implicit.

[#213] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "To make the company commercially viable, there is an urgent need to prune the staff strength and borrow money from the financial institutions." - Opinion of a consultant. Assumptions : I. The financial institutions lend money for such proposals. II. The product of the company has a potential market. III. The employees of the company are inefficient.
Correct Answer

(C) Only I and II are implicit

Explanation

Solution: Since the consultant talks of borrowing money from financial institutions, so I is implicit. That the owners wish to make the company 'commercially viable' makes II implicit. Also, it is mentioned that staff strength is to be reduced to make the company 'commercially viable'. So, III is not implicit.

[#214] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The Central Government has directed the State Governments to reduce government expenditure in view of the serious resource crunch and it may not be able to sanction any additional grant to the states for the next six months. Assumptions : I. The State Governments are totally dependent on Central Government for its expenditures. II. The Central Government has reviewed the expenditure account of the State Government. III. The State Governments will abide by the directive.
Correct Answer

(B) Only II and III are implicit

Explanation

Solution: Nothing about the sources of income of the State Governments is mentioned in the statement. So, I is not implicit. Since the Central Government has directed the State Governments to reduce expenditure, so II is implicit. Further, since the Central Government has refused any further grant to the State Governments for the next six months, it is quite clear that these Governments will abide by the directive. So, III is also implicit.

[#215] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : "Please put more people on the job to make up for the delay." Assumptions : I. Delay is inevitable in most jobs. II. Output will increase with more number of people on the job.
Correct Answer

(B) Only assumption II is implicit

Explanation

Solution: The advice tells to 'make up for the delay' showing that delay is not to be done. So, I is not implicit. Since increase in number of people will make up for the delay, it means the output will increase with this increase in number. So, II is implicit.