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: "Work hard to be successful in the examinations." - A advises B. Assumptions:
Assumptions:
1. B listens to As advice.
2. Passing the examination is desirable.
3. Hard practice leads to success
Answer: B
Whether B listens to A's advice or not, is not given in the statement So, I is not implicit. The advice is given on the behaviour that should be followed to pass the examination. This shows the necessity to pass the examination. So, II is implicit Passing the examination is a form of success to be attained by hard practice. So, III is also 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: 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 company has recently announced a series of incentives to the employees who are punctual and sincere.
Assumptions:
1. Those who are not punctual at present may get motivated by the announcement.
2. The productivity of the company may increase.
3. The profit earned by the company may be more than the amount to be spent for the incentive programmes.
Answer: A
Announcing incentives for punctual and sincere employees would surely motivate more and more employees to be punctual, and this will ensure productivity. So, both I and II are implicit. However, the statement does not give any information about the profit earned by the company. So, III is not implicit.
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Statement: The school authority decided to open a summer school this year in the school compound for the students in the age range of 7 - 14 years.
Assumptions:
1. All the students will attend the summer school.
2. All the parents will prefer to remain in the city than going out of town for enabling their children to attend the summer school.
3. Those who cannot afford to go out of station will send their children to summer school.
Answer: A
The statement talks of the policy of opening a summer school. But the response of the children and their parents cannot be deduced from it. So, none is implicit.
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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: Everybody loves reading adventure stories.
Assumptions:
1. Adventure stories are the only reading material.
2. Nobody loves reading any other material.
3. All are literate.
Answer: A
The statement mentions that adventure stories are liked by everybody. This does not mean that there is no other reading material or nobody loves reading any other material. So, neither I nor II is implicit. Besides, 'everybody' in the statement stands for 'all literate people' and not for 'all people'. So, III is also not implicit.
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Statement: "Join X-tuition classes for sure success. Excellent teaching by excellent teachers is our strength." - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
1. Sure success is desirable.
2. Students expect sure success when they join any tuition class.
3. Just having excellent teachers does not ensure success.
Answer: A
The advertisement seeks to attract the students by promising them sure success. So, both I and II are implicit. Assumption III does not follow from the statement and so is not implicit.
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Statement: The economic condition continues to be critical even after a good harvest season.
Assumptions:
1. The economic condition was not critical before the harvest season.
2. The economic condition could not have improved without a good harvest season.
3. The economic condition was expected to improve after a good harvest season.
Answer: D
It is mentioned that 'the economic condition continues to be critical'. This means that it was critical before the harvest season also. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement does not imply that only a good harvest season could improve the economic condition. So, II is not implicit. However, since a surprise has been expressed over the condition being critical even after a good harvest season, it means that it was expected to improve after a good harvest season. So, III is implicit.
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