In each question below is given a statement followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
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:
1. The financial institutions lend money for such proposals.
2. The product of the company has a potential market.
3. The employees of the company are inefficient.
Answer: C
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.
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Statement: The X passenger car manufacturing company announced a sharp reduction in the prices of its luxury cars.
Assumptions:
1. There may be an increase in the sale of luxury cars of Company X.
2. The other such car manufacturers may also reduce their prices.
3. The competitor companies may not reduce their prices
Answer: E
The reduction in prices is clearly a step to promote sales of the company. So, I is implicit. However, other companies may or may not follow the same pursuit. So, either II or III is implicit.
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Statement: Use 'X' brand shoes. These are durable and available in all sizes. - An advertisement in the newspaper A.
Assumptions:
1. Normally people like durable shoes.
2. Very few people read advertisement in a newspaper.
3. Very few people read the newspaper A
Answer: E
Any advertisement highlights only the desirable qualities of the product. So, I is implicit. The 'X' brand has advertised its product in newspaper A. This implies that a large section of people reads advertisements in newspapers and that newspaper A too has a wide circulation. So, neither II nor III is implicit.
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Statement: This book is so prepared that even a layman can study science in the absence of a teacher.
Assumptions:
1. A layman wishes to study science without a teacher.
2. A teacher may not always be available to teach science.
3. A layman generally finds it difficult to learn science on its own
Answer: B
Clearly, the statement is made to impress the usefulness of the book. It does not mention the desire of a layman. So, I is not implicit. Also, the book is intended to guide one when a teacher is not available. So, both II and III are implicit.
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Statement: "If you are a mechanical engineer, we want you as our supervisor." - An advertisement by Company X.
Assumptions:
1. Mechanical engineers are expected to be better performers by Company X.
2. The Company X needs supervisors.
3. Mechanical engineers may get attracted and apply to Company X.
Answer: D
Clearly, the company lends more importance to mechanical engineers. This shows that they are believed to perform better. So, I is implicit. Also, the advertisement is given because the company needs supervisors. So, II is implicit. Further, the advertisement is meant to attract only mechanical engineers for the vacancy in company X. Hence, III is also implicit.
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Statement: The university Authority has decided to decentralize conduct of terminal examinations and give this responsibility to each college for its students to avoid delay in declaration of results.
Assumptions:
1. The colleges are equipped to carry out this responsibility.
2. There may not be uniformity in evaluation standard across the colleges.
3. The students may welcome this new development.
Answer: D
The university must have taken this decision keeping in mind the efficiency of the colleges. So, I is implicit II is vague and is not implicit. The statement mentions that the new policy would help avoid delay in declaration of results. So, III is also implicit.
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Statement: Delink degrees with jobs. Then, boys will think twice before joining colleges.
Assumptions:
1. Boys join college education for getting jobs.
2. A degree is of no use for getting a job.
3. Girls do not try for jobs.
Answer: A
The statement mentions that if the degrees have no connection with jobs, boys will consider and reconsider whether they should join college. So, I is implicit. In the present system, degrees are not delinked with jobs. This means that job is not available without degrees. So, II is not implicit. Nothing about the girls is mentioned in the statement. So, III is also not implicit
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Statement: "We have the distinction of being the only company in India as well as the second in the world to have won an ISO 9002 certification in our line of business." - Statement of Company X's Chairman.
Assumptions:
1. There were not many companies in the line of business of Company X.
2. Getting ISO 9002 in the line of business of Company X is not easy.
3. The Company X desires to expand its business
Answer: D
The statement mentions that there are only two companies in this line of business which are ISO 9002 certified. But nothing about the total number of companies in this line can be deduced. So, I is not implicit. Also, had it been easy to get ISO 9002 certification, there would have been a large number of ISO 9002 companies. So, II is implicit. Also, the company must have reached up to such high international standards to make its mark in its line of business. So, III is also implicit.
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Statement: We must be prepared to face any eventuality and all the assignments must be completed as per their schedule - Director tells the Faculty members.
Assumptions:
1. There is possibility of any serious eventuality.
2. Dates are fixed for all the assignments.
3. Faculty members are supposed to complete all the assignments.
Answer: E
Since the Director talks of being prepared to face any eventuality, so I is implicit. It is mentioned that a schedule for completing the assignments has been drawn up. So, II is implicit. The fact that the statement is directed to all the faculty members makes III implicit.
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Statement: The State Government has unilaterally increased by five percent octroi on all commodities entering into the state without seeking approval of the Central Government.
Assumptions:
1. The State Government may be able to implement its decision.
2. The Central Government may agree to support the State Government's decision.
3. The State Government may be able to earn considerable amount through the additional octroi
Answer: C
Since the State Government has increased the octroi, so I is implicit. Since the decision has been taken without the approval of the Central Government, it implies that Central Government would not confront the new policy. So, II is implicit. Since octroi is collected by the state on all commodities entering the state, so III is also implicit.
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