Statement Assumptions Questions and Answers with Explanation-4

In each of the following questions a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered 1 and 2. An assumption is something that is supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer (a) If only assumption 1 is implicit.

Give answer (b) If only assumption 2 is implicit.

Give answer (c) If either assumption 1 or 2 is implicit.

Give answer (d) If neither assumption 1 nor 2 is implicit.

Give answer (e) If both assumptions 1 and 2 are implicit.

10) Statement: In the recently imposed war, global public opinion was dishonored by the economically strong and scientifically advanced superpower. 

Assumptions: 1) Superpowers need not take any heed of global public opinion.

2) Global public opinion should have been against the imposition of war.

Answer: d.

Explanation: Dishonoring the global public opinion by the superpower implies that the speaker must be assuming that global public opinion is against the imposition of war. But note that 2 says “….should have been…” hence, not implicit. 1 is not implicit either. It is, in fact, contrary to the speaker’s assumption.

11) Statement: “Graduates with first-class are eligible to apply for the admission to MBA courses in our institute.” – An advertisement by a management institute.

Assumptions: 1) There are plenty of first class graduates who are likely to apply for admission to MBA.

2) Only those who are first-class graduates can cope up with the studies for MBA courses.

Answer: a.

Explanation: Assumption 1 is obvious; that is why graduates with first class only are being considered eligible for the course. 2 is not implicit because of the word ‘only’.

12) 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 potholes on the roads.

2) Number of vehicles coming on the roads is much more in monsoon as compared to other seasons.

Answer: a

Explanation: 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. We can not say directly that number of vehicles is more in monsoon as compared to other seasons. So, only 1 is implicit.

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