1. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit.
Assumptions :
I. People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good.
II. The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: The statement mentions that if the people ask about the tailor, your suit is good. This means that people ask only in the situation when the thing is good. So, I is implicit. The criteria of an excellent suit is not mentioned. So, II is not implicit.
2. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble.
Assumptions :
I. He may incur loss on his investment.
II. He may gain from his investment.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: The use of the word 'gamble' indicates that he may either gain or lose in the deal.
3. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution?
Assumptions :
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Both I and II are implicit
Explanation: Clearly, the statement encourages one to go to court to get his Provident Fund from his employer. This implies that the issue comes under the jurisdiction of courts and that it is the right of the employee to claim his Provident Fund. So, both I and II are implicit.
4.Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement.
Assumptions :
I. The assurance is not genuine.
II. People want their money to grow.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: The truth or falsity of the promise made in the statement cannot be judged. So, I is not implicit. Since the concerned firm advertises with the assurance that money can be doubled quickly by investing with it, so II is implicit.
5. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expenses, costs four hundred rupees a year. Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an impoverished community. So college education should be restricted to a brilliant few.
Assumptions :
I. Our resources are very limited.
II. Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Both I and II are implicit
Explanation: The use of the words 'impoverished community' in the statement makes I implicit while the phrase 'college education should be restricted to a brilliant few' makes II implicit.
6. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions :
I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
II. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Both I and II are implicit
Explanation: The performance of the individual has to be tested over a span of time as the statement mentions. So, I is implicit. The statement mentions that the individual's worth shall be reviewed (during probation period) before confirmation. So, II is also implicit.
7. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
I. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: Since the statement talks of putting the child in school at the age of 5, it means that the child is mentally prepared for the same at this age. So, I is implicit. But nothing about admission after 6 years of age is mentioned in the statement. So, II is not implicit.
8. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager.
Assumptions :
I. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
II. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: Assumption I goes against the statement. So, it is not implicit. The allowance will serve as a reward to the employees and shall provoke them to come on time. So, II is implicit.
9. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions :
I. There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
II. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: I directly follows from the statement and so is implicit. Also, the statement is a suggestion and does not tell about a government policy or its position of funds. So, II is not implicit.
10. Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :
Statement : "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions :
I. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
II. All children are basically naughty.
a) Only assumption I is implicit
b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation: The mother warns her child with the expectation that he would stop troubling her. So, I is implicit. The general nature of children cannot be derived from the statement. So, II is not implicit.