Logical Reasoning

Statement and Assumptions - Expert Level

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Statement and Assumptions - Expert Level

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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 31
Statement : Science is a sort news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency given us information which is reliable to an extraordinary high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity ti survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read news. 
Assumptions : 

I. Science encourages investigative  spirit.
II. People read news out of interest.

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.
Correct Answer: Option E

The statement mentions that science is reliable as fact can be verified by investigation. So, I is implicit. II follows directly from the last sentence in the statement and so it is also implicit.

Question 32
Statement : If the city bus which runs between Ram Nagar and Sant Colony is extended to Vasant  Vihar, it will be convenient. - Appeal of residents  of Ram Nagar to the city bus company.
Assumptions :

I.The convenience of the city bus company is much more important than the needs of the consumers.
II. The city bus company is indifferent to the aspiration of the residents of Sant Colony.

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.
Correct Answer: Option D

Clearly, the city bus company is meant to provide bus services according to the needs of the local residents and not as per their own convenience. So, I is not implicit. Again, the statement talks of an appeals of a resident of Ram Nagar. So, nothing can be said about the company's response to appeals of the residents of Sant Colony. So, Ii is also not implicit.

Question 33
Statement : To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multi-storeyed buildings and the lift man.
Assumptions : 

I. The domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder.
II. Generally in such case the person known to the resident are directly or indirectly in the murder.
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.
Correct Answer: Option A

Clearly, the such case, the police interrogates the domestic servant, watchman and liftman to work out the sequence of events just before the murder by tracing the persons who had come to meet the victim . So,I is implicit. However, it erroneous to assume that persons known to the victim are generally involved in the murder. So, II is not implicit.

Question 34
 Statement : "Two months ago, it was announced that Central Government pensioners would get dearness relief with immediate but till date, banks have not credited the arrears". - A statement from a Pensioners' Forum.
Assumptions :

I.Most of the banks normally take care of the pensioners.
II. Two months' time is sufficient for the government machinery to move and give effect to pensioners.

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.
Correct Answer: Option B

I is vague and so it is not implicit. The statement expresses grave concern over the pensioners not having received dearness relief even two months after the implementation of the policy. This implies that two months' time is sufficient and it's already too late. So, II is implicit.

Question 35
Statement : Municipal Corporation has decided to ban the entry of vehicles from sub-urban areas to the main city through main routes during peak hours to avoid traffic congestion.
Assumptions: 

I. The people of sub- urban areas should not bring their vehicles during peak hours.
II. There is no traffic congestion by vehicles of people residing  in the main city.

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.
Correct Answer: Option D

It is mentioned that entry only through main routed has been banned. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the entry has been banned to reduce the volume of traffic on roads and ease congestion. It could only be done at the entrances to the city and not within the city itself. So, congestion by the city vehicles is unavoidable. Hence, II is also not implicit.

Question 36
Statement : With a sense of sincerity, quality teachers can improve the society. 
Assumptions : 

I. Quality teachers are sincere.
II. Sincerity in teaching pays.

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 or II is implicit.
E
If both I and Ii are implicit.
Correct Answer: Option B

The statement emphasises that quality teachers can help reform society if they are sincere enough in teaching. This implies that quality teachers may or may not be sincere. So, I is not implicit. However, II directly follows from the statement and so it is implicit.

Question 37
 Statement : The government has decided to reduce its subsidy on LPG, however the subsidy on kerosene remains unchanged.
Assumptions :

I.Those people who buy LPG and can afford to purchase LPG  for a higher price.
II. Many people may stop buying  LPG and instead use kerosene.

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.
Correct Answer: Option A

Clearly, the decision has been taken keeping in mind that the section of people using LPG can afford to pay a slightly higher price. The government does not want to affect the weakest sections who still use kerosene. So, only I is implicit, while II is not.

Question 38
Statement : A line in an advertisement in a newspaper - "You really get your money's worth when you buy from our shop."
Assumptions : 

I. Other shops price goods above their money.
II. People want full value for their money.

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.
Correct Answer: Option B

Clearly, the advertisement mentions nothing about the prices of goods in the various shops. So, I is not implicit. The advertisement is given keeping in mind mind the desire of the people to get full value of their money. So, II is implicit.

Question 39
Statement : "In the recently imposed war, global public opinion was dishonored by the economically strong and scientifically advanced superpower".
Assumptions :

I. Superpowers need not take any heed of global public opinion.
II. Global public opinion must have been against the imposition of war.
 
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.
Correct Answer: Option B

Since discard public opinion has invited concern, it means that superpowers too are expected to heed public opinion. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement mentions that war has been imposed and public opinion dishonored. This implies that global public opinion was against the war . So, II is implicit.

Question 40
Statement : "Get rid of your past for future, get our new generation fridge at a discount in exchange of old ." - An advertisement.
Assumptions : 

I. The sales of the new fridge may increase in the coming months.
II. People prefer to exchange future with past.

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.
Correct Answer: Option E

Clearly, the scheme would encourage those owning an old fridge to go for a new one at a reasonable price withing the hassles of disposing off the old one. So, I is implicit. Besides, an advertisement highlights that which appeals to masses and which customers crave for. So, II is also implicit.

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