Statement and Assumption Easy Questions and Answers

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.

Statement:
If you lose after competing hard that's fine. If you lose without trying hard, that's what disappoints me.
Assumptions:
I. Losing after trying hard is excusable.
II. Lousing without effort is regrettable.

Both are sort of restatements.

Correct Option: D

Both are sort of restatements.

Statement:
Poverty persists under conditions where human resource is undervalued, and land and other material resources are overvalued.
Assumptions:
I. Poverty can be eradicated by enhancing the human resource value.
II. There should be a balance between the valuation of human and material resources.

if both I and II are implicit.

Correct Option: E

if both I and II are implicit.

Statement:
In India that is short of nearly every essential commodity, there is only one product that we stock in excess: ministers.
Assumptions:
I. The more the number of ministers the easier it is to stock larger commodities.
II. The strength of ministry should be reduced.

From the tone of the statement it is clear that the speaker is not satisfied with the large (excess) number of ministers in India and wants reduction in this number. Hence II is an assumption. I is not an assumption.

Correct Option: B

Statement:
Courts are no longer cathedrals. They are casinos where the throw of the dice matters.
Assumptions:
I. Nowadays, the courts do not provide justice to deserving people.
II. The courts are not fulfilling the objective for which they were established.

Both assumptions I and II have nearly same meaning. Clearly, the speaker is assuming that courts are not fulfilling the objective (provide justice to deserving people) for which they were established. The rich can change the judgment in their favour (throwing dice).

Correct Option: E

Statement:
Though the Indians have returned from a disastrous tour, they should not be written off.
Assumptions:
I. In past, Indians had excellent tour.
II. In future, Indians may perform excellently as they did in past.

if neither I nor II is implicit.

Correct Option: D

if neither I nor II is implicit.