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Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 1

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: Neither fascism nor communism has any chance of succeeding in America.

Assumptions:
I. American people are strongly in favour of preserving the rights of the individual.
II. Americans have so far not suffered any pangs of poverty or deprivation.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 1

Clearly, fascism and communism are against the preservation of individual rights. So, I is implicit. Nothing is mentioned about the economic condition of America. So, II is not implicit.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 2

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

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.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 2

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.

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Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 3

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

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.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 3

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.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 4

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

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.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 4

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.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 5

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

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.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 5

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.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 6

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: The government has decided to reduce its subsidy on LPG; however the subsidy on kerosene remains unchanged.

Assumptions:
I. Those people who buy LPG can afford to purchase LPG for a higher price.
II. Many people may stop buying LPG and instead use kerosene.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 6

Clearly, the decision has been taken keeping in mind that the section of people using LPG can afford to pay a slightly higher price. The government does not want to affect the weakest sections who still use kerosene. So, only I is implicit, while II is not.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 7

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time.

Assumptions:
I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay.
II. Only railway trains run punctually.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 7

That the railway trains are indispensable for people to reach the place on time does not mean that there are no other means of transport but shows that trains alone run on time. So, I is not implicit and only II is implicit.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 8

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: In spite of poor services, the commutators have not complained against it.

Assumptions:
I. Generally people do not tolerate poor services.
II. Complaints sometimes improve services.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 8

The statement expresses an expectation of complaints from the people against poor services. So, I is implicit. But the effect of complaints cannot be deduced. So, II is not implicit.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 9

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: In spite of less than normal rainfall in the catchment areas during the first two months of monsoon of the lakes supplying water to the city the authority has not yet affected any cut in the water supply to the city.

Assumptions:
I. The rainfall during the remaining part of the monsoon may be adequate for normal water supply.
II. The present water level of the lakes supplying water to the city may be adequate for normal supply.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 9

The statement clearly indicates that at present the water level of the lakes is adequate. There is nothing of a shortage to induce a cut in water supply and still there is time to wait and watch the performance of rains during the remaining monsoon period. So, both I and II are implicit.

Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 10

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: Sachin's mother instructed him to return home by train if it rains heavily.

Assumptions:
I. Sachin may not be able to decide himself if it rains heavily.
II. The trains may ply even if it rains heavily.

Detailed Solution for Test: Statement and Assumptions - 1 (May 28) - Question 10

Sachin's mother has instructed him as a matter of caution and out of care for her child, and not because Sachin himself would not be able to decide. So, I is not implicit. Besides, Sachin's mother instructs him to take to train journey in case it rains heavily. So, II is implicit.

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