Statement and Assumption

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Statement and Assumption: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Statement and Assumptions & Verification of Truth of the Statement etc.

Important Questions on Statement and Assumption

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A Statement is given followed by two Assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement : In the present period of economic hardships, education and small family norm may lead the nation to progress.
Assumptions :
I. Education and small family norm are directly related to nation's progress.
II. Big families find it difficult to bear the cost of education.

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In the question given 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.
Statement: 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. The assurance is not genuine.
II. People want their money to grow.

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A Statement is given followed by two Assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.

Statement: I pray to God whenever I am in difficulty.
Assumptions :
I. Prayer can solve problems.
II. Prayer to god is the highest duty of man.

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A Statement is given followed by two Assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.
Statement : The marriage rate has been steadily decreasing because more and more people prefer to have their own identity.
Assumptions :
I. When one is married, he/ she loses his/ her own identity.
II. People who are married are not as content as those who are not married.

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In the question given 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.
Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in rural areas.
Assumptions:

  1. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas.
  2. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.

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One or two statements are given followed by two conclusions /assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement(s) to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions/ assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement(s). Indicate your answer.
Statements:
All women are cats.
All cats are rats.
Conclusions:
I. All women are rats.
II. All rats are women.

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In the question given 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. Give answer
Statement: The coffee powder of company X is quite better in taste than the much advertised coffee of company Y.
Assumptions:
I. If your product is not good, your spend more on advertisement.
II. Some people are tempted to buy a product by the advertisement.

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In the question given 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.
Statement: The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expenses, costs four hundred rupees a year. Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an impoverished community. So college education should be restricted to a brilliant few.
Assumptions:
I. Our resources are very limited.
II. Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges.

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A statement is given with four course of actions.Select the correct course of action.
Statement:
Spelling errors are common among children with learning abilities.
Course of actions:
I. Auditory reinforcement should be provided to them.
II. Specialised individualised attention should be given.
III. Repeat and tell the child to spell the word again and again.
IV. Tell a sequence and improve speech sound.

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A statement is given followed by two assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. 


Statement : The values of an educated person will differ from that of an uneducated person.
Assumptions :
I. Education influences an individual's values.
II. An uneducated person will not have values.

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In the question given 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. Give answer
Statement: The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water.
Assumptions:
I. People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.
II. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.

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In the question given 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. Give answer
Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution?
Assumptions:
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.

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A statement is given followed by two Assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement : The cost of living has gone up in India.

Assumptions:
I. The price of essential commodities has gone up in recent times.
II. Many luxury goods are available in plenty in the country.

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Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.

The Reserve Bank of India has directed the banks to refuse fresh loans to major defaulters.

Which of the following assumptions are implicit in the above statement?

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In the 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.
Give answer (a) if only assumption I is implicit; (b) if only assumption II is implicit; (c) if either I or II is implicit; (d) if neither I nor II is implicit and (e) if both I and II are implicit.

Statement: Government has decided to relocate all the factories from the city with immediate effect to reduce pollution.
Assumptions: I. Pollution in the city is being caused by the factories existing there.
                         II. People may be able to manage travelling daily to the relocated factories.

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Find out the assumptions that are implicit from the given statement:

Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of the company tells Personnel Manager.

Assumptions:
I. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
II. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.

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Find out the assumptions that are implicit from the given statement:

Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of five or so.

Assumptions:
I. At that age the child reaches an appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

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Consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: Vitamin E tablets improve blood circulation and keep the body complexion in a glowing condition.

Assumptions:
I. People like a glowing complexion.
II. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation.
 

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Consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: The civic authority has advised the residents to use mosquito repellents or nets over beds as a large number of people are suffering from malaria.

Assumptions:
I. Local residents have enough money to arrange for the repellents or nets.
II. People may ignore and continue to get mosquito bites as they have other pressing needs.

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Consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in some rural areas of the country.

Assumptions:
I. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas.
II. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.