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.
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Statement: Retired persons should not be appointed for executive posts in other organisations.
Assumptions:
1. Retired persons may lack the zeal and commitment to carry out executive's work.
2. Retired persons do not take interest in the work and welfare of the new organisation
Answer: D
Since both I and II do not follow from the statement, so neither of them is implicit.
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Statement: The X-Airlines has decided to increase the passenger fare by 15 percent with immediate effect.
Assumptions:
1. The demand for seats of X-Airlines may remain unchanged even after the hike of fare.
2. Other airline companies may also hike the passenger fares.
Answer: A
Clearly, such decisions are taken only after making sure that it will not affect the company's business adversely. So, I is implicit. However, the impact of this increase on other airlines cannot be ascertained. So, II is not implicit.
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Statement: "But out of A, B, C and D products, you buy B which alone is based on the international technology."- A shopkeeper tells a customer.
Assumptions:
1. The customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper.
2. Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.
Answer: E
The shopkeeper tells the customer the merits and demerits of various products, thus making it easy for him to choose. So, I is implicit. Since the shopkeeper stresses on buying B because it is based on international technology, so II is also implicit.
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Statement: The school authorities have decided to increase the number of students in each classroom to seventy from the next academic session to bridge the gap between the income and the expenditure to a large extent.
Assumptions:
1. The income generated by way of fees of the additional students will be sufficient enough to bridge the gap.
2. The school will get all the additional students in each class from the next academic session.
Answer: A
Clearly, increasing the number of children in each class would increase the income and reduce the expenditure per child. But the response to the school's decision cannot be deduced. So, only I is implicit.
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Statement: "Ensure a good Slight's sleeps for your family with safe and effective X mosquito coil." - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
1. X mosquito coil is better than any other mosquito coil.
2. A good night's sleep is desirable.
Answer: B
The statement mentions the good qualities of X coil but this does not mean it is the best. So, I is not implicit. Besides, an advertisement highlights the feature which is desirable by customers and can lure them. So, II is implicit
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Statement: "Apply nets on windows to prevent the entrance of mosquitoes in the house."
Assumptions:
1. The entering of mosquitoes from entrances other than windows is desirable.
2. Nets are not available to apply on doors
Answer: D
The statement talks of a way to keep mosquitoes away. This means that entry of mosquitoes in the house is not desirable. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement advises using nets on windows. So, nothing about the use of nets on doors, can be deduced. Thus, II is also not implicit.
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Statement: The government has set up a fact finding mission to look into the possible reasons for the recent violence in the area.
Assumptions:
1. The mission may be able to come up with credible information about the incidents.
2. The people in the area may cooperate with the mission and come forward to give detailed information related to the incidents.
Answer: E
Clearly, the plan of the government is to work out the causes for spread of violence and then take adequate steps to uproot them. So, I is implicit. Besides, this step of the government is for the welfare of the general public only. So, II is also implicit.
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Statement: "The programme will start at 6 p.m. but you can come there up to 7 p.m. or so and still there is no problem."
Assumptions:
1. The programme will continue even after 7 p.m.
2. The programme may not even start by that time.
Answer: A
The statement mentions that there is no problem if one comes upto 7 p.m. also. This means that the programme will continue even after 7 p.m. So, I is implicit. Also, it is clearly mentioned that the programme will start at 6 p.m. So, II is not implicit.
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Statement: A's advice to B - "If you want to study Accounts, join Institute Y."
Assumptions:
1. Institute Y provides good Accounts education.
2. B listens to As advice
Answer: A
Clearly, A advises B to join Y because it provides good Accounts education. So, I is implicit. It is not mentioned whether B listens to A's advice or not. So, II is not implicit.
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Statement: Traffic jams on most of the roads in the city have become a regular feature during monsoon.
Assumptions:
1. Material used for road construction cannot withstand the fury of monsoon resulting into innumerable pot holes on the roads.
2. Number of vehicles coming on the roads is much more in monsoon as compared to other seasons.
Answer: A
Clearly, the problem of traffic jams arises during monsoons not because of increased number of vehicles but due to slow movement of traffic on account of bad roads. So, only I is implicit.
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