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: 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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Statement: 'Guests should be provided lunch.' - A tells B.
Assumptions:
1. Unless told, lunch may not be provided.
2. Guests will stay during lunch time.
Answer: E
Since both I and II follow from the statement, so both are implicit.
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Statement: The taste of food contributes to the intake of nourishment which is essential for the survival of human beings.
Assumptions:
1. Human beings take food for the enjoyment of its taste.
2. Human beings experience the taste of food.
Answer: B
It is mentioned that nourishment is essential for survival. So, this is the basic cause of intake of food. Hence, I is not implicit. Since taste of food affects the intake of nourishment, it means that human beings are affected by taste. So, II is implicit.
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Statement: Nobody can predict as to how long our country would take to contain the unfortunate and disastrous terrorist activities.
Assumptions:
1. It is impossible to put on end to terrorist activities
2. Efforts to control the terrorist activities are on.
Answer: B
The statement expresses concern over the issue as to when our country would be able to curb terrorism completely. This means that efforts are on and it is quite possible to put an end to terrorist activities although it could take longer. So, only II is implicit.
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Statement: The management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd. asked the workers' union to call off strike immediately otherwise the management would be forced to close down the factory.
Assumptions:
1. No alternative other than closing down the factory is left for the management of XYZ Pvt. Ltd
2. Such threat may have some effect on the workers' union.
Answer: B
Such a warning is usually given to the workers to threaten them that they would lose their job and income forever if they didn't mend their ways. So, only II is implicit.
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Statement: Highly brilliant and industrious students do not always excel in the written examination.
Assumptions:
1. The written examination is good mainly for mediocre students.
2. The brilliant and industrious students cannot always write good answers in the exam
Answer: B
II explains the fact given in the statement and so is implicit. Nothing about 'mediocre students' is mentioned in or can be deduced from the given statement. So, I is not implicit
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Statement: All the employees are notified that the organisation will provide transport facilities at half cost from the nearby railway station to the office except those who have been provided with travelling allowance.
Assumptions:
1. Most of the employees will travel by the office transport.
2. Those who are provided with travelling allowance will not read such notice.
Answer: A
The facility given by the office shall be an added privilege and many employees will avail of the same. So, I is implicit. Also, the statement 'All the employees are notified.....' implies that the notice is for all the employees. So, II is not 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: The cost of living has gone up in India.
Assumptions:
1. The price of essential commodities has gone up in recent times.
2. Many luxury goods are available in plenty in the country
Answer: E
The cost of living is directly associated with the prices of essential commodities. So, I is implicit. II denotes an essential consequence of rise in cost of living. So, II is also implicit.
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Statement: No budgetary provision for the purpose of appointing additional faculty would be made in the context of institute's changed financial priorities.
Assumptions:
1. Appointment of faculty requires funds.
2. There are areas other than appointment of faculty which require more financial attention.
Answer: E
The phrase 'budgetary provision for the purpose of appointing additional faculty' makes I implicit. Also, since no budgetary provision was provided for appointment of faculty in view of certain changed financial priorities, it means that some other issues require more financial attention. So, II is also implicit
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