Statement and Assumption


Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumption numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.

  1. Statement:
    " All the State Govts and UTs should go for compulsory video-filming of the post -mortem examinations in the cases of custodial deaths." ---National Human Right Commission.
    Assumptions:
    I. Doctors sometimes give false post-mortem report in case of custodial deaths.
    II. The Kith and Kin of the victims do not get justice for custodial violence.











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    The NHRC is assuming both ; that is why this new system has been made compulsory.

    Correct Option: E

    The NHRC is assuming both ; that is why this new system has been made compulsory.


  1. Statement:
    Income in the hands of women contributes much more to the household food security and child nutrition then the income controlled by men.
    Assumptions:
    I. Women pay more attention to household nutrition.
    II. Men are more interested in outside affairs.











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    I is a restatement. But II is implicit because it is on this assumption that the comparison has been made.

    Correct Option: B

    I is a restatement. But II is implicit because it is on this assumption that the comparison has been made.



  1. Statement:
    "The state's executive machinery should take all necessary measures to stop hazardous and poisonous effluents from being discharged into Yamuna."--A court order
    Assumptions:
    I. The water of Yamuna is contaminated.
    II. State machinery has failed to take adequate measures to prevent the problem of water pollution in Yamuna.











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    Why did the court intervene and direct the state's executive machinery?

    Correct Option: E

    Why did the court intervene and direct the state's executive machinery?


  1. Statement:
    If betting and match- fixing play a vital role in cricket , which makes the game ungentlemanly and ugly, there is absolutely no use of wasting precious time to watch the game of cricket which cheats the innocent.
    Assumptions:
    I. This contagious disease may spray to other games.
    II. Cricketers indulge in betting and match-fixing, and are exploiting innocent public feelings.











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    I is not implicit. The statement has no relationship to other games. II is implicit because the speaker talks about the consequence only after assuming this.

    Correct Option: B

    I is not implicit. The statement has no relationship to other games. II is implicit because the speaker talks about the consequence only after assuming this.



  1. Statement:
    Metropolises might provide everything----education, jobs and a good lifestyle---- but they score miserably when it comes to life's basic necessities.
    Assumptions:
    I. The speaker is talking about irregular water and electricity supply.
    II. A large number of people in metros are still deprived of life's basic necessities.











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    It is hard to reduce the generalised version to a particular field. Other possibilities may also be considered, such as sanitation problem,-----Hence I is not implicit. II is implicit because it is this that makes the speaker take potshot at metros.

    Correct Option: B

    It is hard to reduce the generalised version to a particular field. Other possibilities may also be considered, such as sanitation problem,-----Hence I is not implicit. II is implicit because it is this that makes the speaker take potshot at metros.