Statement and Assumption Questions For Competitive Exam

Q-16. Statement:-
Beware of dogs, our dogs do not bark, but they are trained to distinguish between genuine guests and intruders.

Assumptions:-
I. Barking dogs bite rarely.
II. Our dogs could be dangerous for intruders.

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Answer : (b) only assumption II is implicit.
Solution :
The statement clearly warns the visitors to beware of dogs as they are trained to welcome the guests and intruders differently. So, II is implicit. I is vague and hence, it is not implicit.

Q-17. Statement:-
This year most of the shops and departmental stores are offering prizes and discounts on purchases to attract customers.

Assumptions:-
I. The shops and depart mental stores have so far earned a lot of profit, so now they have started sharing it with the customers.
II. Lots of goods are available but the sale is not shooting up. There is no cheer for the customers.

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Answer : (b) only assumption II is implicit.
Solution :
That someone has earned a lot is no reason to share the profit margin with the customers. So, I is not implicit. Clearly, the offers have been announced to attract more customers and boost up the sale. So, II is implicit.

Q-18. Statement:-
Provide mid-day meals to the children in primary schools to increase the number of students attending schools.

Assumptions:-
I. Mid-day meals will attract the children to the schools.
II. Those children who are otherwise deprived of good food will attend the schools.

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Answer : (a) only assumption I is implicit.
Solution :
Providing mid-day meals would attract more number of children as an added privilege and not because the children are deprived of good meals at home. So, only I is implicit.

Q-19. Statement:-
Please do not use lift while going down – an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building.

Assumptions:-
I. While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.
II. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.

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Answer : (b) only assumption II is implicit.
Solution :
The statement requests people not to use lift while moving down. This implies that the lift may be used to move up and the request has been made so that more people can use the lift for ascending which would otherwise cause more physical stress than going down the stairs. So, only II is implicit.

Q-20. Statement :-
Traffic jams on most of the roads in the city have become a regular feature during monsoon.

Assumptions:-
I. Material used for road construction cannot withstand the fury of monsoon resulting into innumerable pot holes on the roads.
II. Number of vehicles coming on the roads is much more in monsoon as compared to other seasons.

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Answer : (a) only assumption I is implicit.
Solution :
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.