Statement And Assumption - Study Mode

[#221] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multi-storeyed buildings and the liftman. Assumptions : I. The domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder. II. Generally in such cases the persons known to the resident are directly or indirectly involved in the murder.
Correct Answer

(A) Only assumption I is implicit

Explanation

Solution: Clearly, in such cases, the police interrogates the domestic servant, watchman and liftman to work out the sequence of events just before the murder by tracing the persons who had come to meet the victim. So, I is implicit However, it is erroneous to assume that persons known to the victim are generally involved in the murder. So, II is not implicit.

[#222] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The integrated steel plants in India would no longer have to depend on imports for continuous casting refractories. Assumptions : I. Continuous casting refractories are needed by India. II. Continuous casting refractories are in demand.
Correct Answer

Only assumption I is implicit

Explanation

Solution: The statement mentions the self-sufficiency of India in continuous casting refractories. This means that they are needed in the country. So, I is implicit. Since continuous casting refractories are needed in integrated steel plants, it means they are in demand. So, II is implicit.

[#223] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The office building needs repairing just as urgently as it needs internal as well as external painting. Assumptions : I. Efficiency of people working in the office cannot be improved unless office building is repaired. II. Repairing and painting of office building require funds.
Correct Answer

(D) Neither I nor II is implicit

Explanation

Solution: Clearly, nothing can be deduced regarding the effect of repairs of office building on efficiency of workers, or the requirement of funds for repairs, from the given statement. So, neither I nor II is implicit.

[#224] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : India's economic growth has come at a terrible price of increased industrial and vehicular pollution. Assumptions : I. Pollution is a part of industrial society. II. Indian economic growth is based on only industrial growth. III. A country desires economic growth with manageable side effects.
Correct Answer

(D) Only I and III are implicit

Explanation

Solution: The statement mentions that India had to pay the price of increased pollution level to earn its economic growth. So, both I and III are implicit. However, this does not imply that only industrial growth has brought about India's economic growth. So, II is not implicit.

[#225] Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The Government of India has set up one-stop facilitation counters manned by trained staff for attending to various needs of the foreign tourists at all the international airports. Assumptions : I. There is adequate trained staff available to man these counters in shifts. II. The services provided by these counters will help boosting inflow of foreign tourists. III. Majority of the foreign tourists need variety of services when they reach India.
Correct Answer

(D) All are implicit

Explanation

Solution: Since the Government has already set up such counters, it implies that they have adequate staff to handle the same. So, I is implicit. Besides, such counters have been set up to make the foreign tourists feel at home when they visit our country. So, this will surely be an advantage to foreign tourists. This also implies that foreign tourists do need such services. Hence, both II and III are also implicit.