Statement and Assumptions Question Answers for UGC NET

If the author is stating that now marketing is more focused towards creating controversies, his clear assumption is that controversies do help in marketing of movies. Thus, it is a valid assumption. Furthermore, since the author has written a book on the subject of movie marketing, it’ll be a valid assumption that he has a fair knowledge on the subject. Thus, both the assumptions are valid assumptions.

Both the given assumptions are extreme assumptions. From the statement, neither can it be assumed that people who settle for less are failures, nor can it be assumed that only those people are successful who strive for the best. Thus, the answer is (d).

Opportunities do not only mean jobs but also include entrepreneurship, social sector and other opportunities. Thus, I can possibly be an assumption in some circumstances but is not a clear assumption. II imports outside information and is not implied in the statement.

Both the assumptions are valid. Had good students not existed, the author could not have shown a characteristic of a good student (making notes in the class). Thus, I is a valid assumption. Since it’s clearly mentioned that ‘as opposed to a bad student, a good student is one...’ which clearly implies that while a good student does make notes in the class, a bad student doesn’t. Thus, both the assumptions are valid.

I is a valid assumption as the passage states that the organization must be willing to change everything about itself except for its basic beliefs. II is not an assumption as it is nowhere mentioned or implied that the author is not talking about small organizations. III is not a valid assumption as the author has said that everything except core beliefs should change and not will inevitably change. IV is the central assumption of the passage.

I is a valid assumption as A bases his argument on the fact that ‘the drafters of Indian Constitution had deliberately envisaged more of a ‘rubber-stamp’ role for a President’. Since he connects his conclusion to evidence of what had been envisaged by drafters, he is clearly implying I. II is nowhere implied as the point of policy making is nowhere mentioned. III is the central assumption of A’s argument.

A nowhere mentions or implies financial returns while speaking of investing in social sector programs and public health. Thus, II is not a valid assumption. It is his central assumption. He makes assumption III when he says ‘cannot even invest liberally’.

Only I is a clear assumption. Had it not been imperative to be in the same league as the superpowers, B would not have vouched for investing in Mars missions. Both II and III are not implicit in the statement.

I is clearly implied from the first statement (other, bigger coffee chains). The author has generalized his statement by using the example of decaffeinated cappuccino. Thus, he implies that the same is an apt representative of the beverages being served in coffee chains. The author has asserted that the size of the cafes doesn’t make much difference to the quality of beverages being served, thus even III is not implied by the author.

I is a valid assumption, or the kidnapper would not have asked for the ransom of this amount. Both II and III are implied from the kidnapper's statement ‘Do as you’re told, and we will not hurt you.’