Statement and Assumption Questions and Answers
Q-21. Statement:-
“Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted” – A notice on a plot of land.
Assumptions:-
I. The passer by may read the notice and may not trespass.
II. The people are scared of prosecution.
Answer : (e) both I and II are implicit.
Solution :
Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice. So I is implicit. Besides, the notice threatens any trespassers to be prosecuted. So, II is also implicit.
Q-22. Statement :-
Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopaedia.
Assumptions:-
I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.
II. People refer to encyclo-paedia to know only about things which do not exist now.
Answer : (a) only assumption I is implicit.
Solution :
Since the narrator talks of satisfying himself by just looking at a picture in encyclopaedia, it means that think headed ducks are not to be seen alive. So, I is implicit. But II does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.
Q-23. Statement:-
A warning in a train compartment – “To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500.”
Assumptions:-
I. Some people misuse the alarm chain.
II. On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.
Answer : (e) both I and II are implicit.
Solution :
Clearly, the penalty is imposed to prevent people from misusing the alarm chain. This means that some people misuse it, So, I is implicit. The alarm chain is provided to stop the running train in times of urgency. So, II is also implicit.
Q-24. Statement:-
“Use our product to improve memory of our child. It is based on natural herbs and has no harmful side effects.” An advertisement of a pharmaceutical company.
Assumptions:-
I. People generally opt for a medical product which is useful and has no harmful side effects.
II. Improving memory of child is considered as important as important by many parents.
Answer : (e) both I and II are implicit.
Solution :
Clearly, the penalty is imposed to prevent people from misusing the alarm chain. This means that some people misuse it, So, I is implicit. The alarm chain is provided to stop the running train in times of urgency. So, II is also implicit.
Q-25. Statement:-
The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of length of services or seniority.
Assumptions:-
I. Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee.
II. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.
Answer : (e) both I and II are implicit.
Solution :
The statement stresses on the need to award promotion to a person who has been displaying remarkable talent and performing extraordi- narily for the organisation rather than the one who has been working steadily for the organisation since long. Thus, length of service does not alone prove a man worthy. His talent and his performance are the criteria to be considered. So, both I and II are implicit.
