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: "If you are beautiful, we will catch your beauty. If you are not, we will make you beautiful." - An advertisement of a photo studio.
Assumptions:
1. How to look beautiful is a problem of youngsters.
2. A photograph can be beautiful even if a person is not.
3. People like to be considered beautiful.
Answer: B
Clearly, the advertisement is meant for people of all age groups and so assuming a fact only in relation to youngsters is vague. So, I is not implicit. Also, the studio promises to make those people 'beautiful' who are not. This makes II implicit. Further, the advertisement is meant for persons who desire to be beautiful. So, III is implicit.
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Statement: The address of the Principal to the students, "Dear students, if you want a healthy mind, listen to music."
Assumptions:
1. Normally students like to follow good advice.
2. It is desirable to develop a healthy mind.
3. It is the duty of the Principal to advise the students
Answer: A
The Principal has advised the students regarding their welfare. This implies that students like to follow good advice. So, I is implicit. Since the Principal stresses on having 'a healthy mind', it implies that students desire for the same. So, II is implicit. However, the Principal has given the advice out of deep concern for his students and not because it is his duty. So, III is not implicit.
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Statement: India's economic growth has come at a terrible price of increased industrial and vehicular pollution.
Assumptions:
1. Pollution is a part of industrial society.
2. Indian economic growth is based on only industrial growth.
3. A country desires economic growth with manageable side effects
Answer: D
The statement mentions that India had to pay the price of increased pollution level to earn its economic growth. So, both I and III are implicit. However, this does not imply that only industrial growth has brought about India's economic growth. So, II is not implicit.
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Statement: Bill Clinton is the second democrat to be re-elected as President of America, the other being the legendary Roosevelt.
Assumptions:
1. Clinton has the same qualities that Roosevelt had.
2. The majority of people in America have faith in Clinton.
3. The election campaign of Clinton's rivals was not impressive
Answer: B
The statement simply mentions that Clinton and Roosevelt were the only two persons who were re-elected as President of America. But this does not imply that they were liked by the public for the same reasons or qualities. So, I is not implicit. However, it is clear that that majority of people adore Clinton. So, II is implicit. Nothing about the reasons of Clinton's victory or the election campaign of Clinton's rivals can be assumed from the given statement. So, III is not implicit.
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Statement: These apples are too cheap to be good.
Assumptions:
1. When the apple crop is abundant, the prices go down.
2. The lower the selling price, the inferior is the quality of the commodity.
3. Very cheap apples are also good.
Answer: C
It is mentioned that the apples are so cheap that they cannot be good. This means that the prices of good apples are never too low and that very cheap apples are never good. So, neither I nor III is implicit. Assumption II clearly follows from the statement that apples are of inferior quality because they are cheap. So, it is implicit.
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Statement: State Council For Teacher Education (SCTE) has laid down guidelines in respect of minimum qualifications for a person to be employed as a teacher in universities or in recognised institutions.
Assumptions:
1. The authorities will now appoint only qualified teachers.
2. Only qualified people will apply for the teaching post.
3. SCTE decides all the norms of educational qualifications for teaching faculty.
Answer: E
Since the SCTE has laid down the necessary qualifications for a person to be employed as a teacher in all universities and institutions, so all are implicit.
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Statement: "We must introduce objective type tests to improve our examinations for admission to MBA." - The Chairman of the Admission Committee tells the Committee.
Assumptions:
1. The admission at present is directly through the interview.
2. The Admission Committee is desirous of improving the admission examinations.
3. The Chairman himself is an MBA.
Answer: B
Nothing about the present method of admission or the qualification of the Chairman is mentioned in the statement. So, neither I nor III is implicit. Assumption II directly follows from the statement. So, II is implicit.
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Statement: Keeping in view the financial constraints, the management institution has decided to charge at the time of providing employment in various organisations, a placement fee of Rs. 25000 from the organisations in which the student will be provided the employment.
Assumptions:
1. It will help in increasing the demand of the students belonging to the management institution.
2. The amount collected in this way will be purposeful.
3. It may be possible that the organisation providing employment may select less number of students in future
Answer: D
Since the management has imposed a fee of Rs. 25000 for the employment of each student by the organisation, so III is implicit while I is not. Since the statement mentions that the fee is being charged to cover up the financial constraint, so II is implicit.
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Statement: The residents of the locality wrote a letter to the Corporation requesting to restore normalcy in the supply of drinking water immediately as the supply at present is just not adequate.
Assumptions:
1. The Corporation may not take any action on the letter.
2. The municipality has enough water to meet the demand.
3. The water supply to the area was adequate in the past.
Answer: D
The Corporation's response to the letter cannot be deduced from the statement. So, I is not implicit. The municipality's position in regard to water supply is also not mentioned. So, II is also not implicit. Since the residents talk of 'restoring' normalcy, it means that water supply was adequate in the past. So, III is implicit.
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Statement: In view of the recent spurt in sugar prices in the open market, the government has asked the dealers to release a vast quantity of imported sugar in the open market.
Assumptions:
1. The dealers will follow the government directive.
2. The sugar prices will come down.
3. The price of indigenous sugar will remain unchanged.
Answer: A
The government's decision is clearly a measure to increase supply and control rates. So, both I and II are implicit, while III is not.
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