Logical Reasoning

Statement and Assumptions - Base Level

Logical Reasoning Exercise Mode

Statement and Assumptions - Base Level

Practice and master this topic with our carefully crafted questions.

10 Questions
15 Minutes
0% Completed
QUEST ? ✓ !
Directions to Solve

In each 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

(E) If both I and II are implicit.

Question 41
Statement : Read this book to get detailed and most comprehensive information on this issue.
Assumption :

I.The person who wants this information can read.
II. There are other books available on this issue.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option E

Clearly, I directly follows from the statement. So, I is implicit. Also, according to the statement. this particular book gives most comprehensive "information on the issue. So, it can be assumed that other book are also available on this topic. Thus, II is also implicit.

Question 42
Statement : Of all the radio sets manufactured in India, the 'X' brand has the largest sale.
Assumptions :

I. The sale of all radio sets manufactured in India si known.
II. The manufacturing of no other radio set in India is as large as "X" brand radio.
A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option A

Clearly, the comparison could not be made without knowing the sale of all the radio sets. So, I is implicit. The statement mentions only that the sale is largest and nothing is mentioned about the manufacture. So, II is not implicit.

Question 43
Statement : Today i must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in encyclopedia
Assumptions :. 

I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now.
II. People refer to encyclopedia to know only about things which do not exist now.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option A

Since the narrator talks of satisfying himself by just looking at a picture in encyclopedia, it means that the pink headed ducks are not be seen alive. So, I is implicit. But II does not follow from the statement and is not implicit.

Question 44
Statement : You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit.
Assumption : 

I. People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good.
II. The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option A

The statement mentions that if people ask about the tailor, your suit is good. This means that people ask only in the situation when the things is good. So, I is implicit. The criteria of an excellent suit is not mentioned . So, II is not implicit.

Question 45
Statement : Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot ignored.
Assumption :

I. People take television to be a means of entertainment only.
II. The educational value of television is not realized properly.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option E

The statement makes the first assumption clear thought educational value is not to be ignored. So, I is implicit. That the educational value must not be ignored also shows that educational value is not realized properly. So, II is also implicit.

Question 46
Statement : "use our product to improve memory of our child. It is based on natural herds 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 by many parents.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option E

An advertisement highlights only those features of product, which are like by people and are also desirable. So, both I and II are implicit.

Question 47
 Statement : Kartik left for Delhi on Tuesday by train to attend a function to be held on Friday at his uncle's house in Delhi.
Assumptions : 

I. Kartik may reach Delhi on Wednesday.
II. Kartik may reach Delhi before Friday.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, it cannot be deduced as to which day Kartik would reach Delhi. But Kartik has left for Delhi to attend a function to be held on Friday. So, he must have planned his journey to reach Delhi before Friday. Thus, only II is implicit.

Question 48
Statement : The X-Airlines has decided to increase the passenger fare by 15 percent with immediate effect.
Assumptions :

I. The demand for seats of X-Airlines may remain unchanged even after the hike of fare.
II. Other airline companies may also hike the passenger fares.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option A

Clearly, such decisions are taken only after making sure that it will not affect the company's business adversely. So, i is implicit. However, the impact of this increase on other airlines cannot be ascertained. So, II is not implicit.

Question 49
Statement : The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for 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.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option B

The district administration has issued a circular to make the farmers aware of hazards that indiscriminate use of pesticides poses to ground water and plead them to refrain from the same. So, II is implicit. However, I cannot be assumed from the given statement and so it is not implicit.

Question 50
Statement : If it is easy to become an engineer, I don't want to be an engineer. 

Assumptions :
I. An individual aspires to be professional.
II. One desires to achieve a thing which is hard earned.

A
Only assumption I is implicit.
B
Only assumption II is implicit.
C
Either I or II is implicit.
D
Neither I nor II is implicit.
E
Both I and II are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, nothing is mentioned about the professional nature of the job. So, I is not implicit. The statement hints that one rejects that is easy to achieve. So, II is implicit.

Previous 1 2 3 4 5
Page 5 of 5