Logical Reasoning - Assumptions
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: If you have any problems.bring them to me.
Assumptions: I.You have some problems.
II.I can solve any problem.
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement:'Computer education should start at school itself".
Assumptions: I.Learning computers easy
II.Computer education fetches jobs easily.
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
Statement: Everybody loves reading adventure stories.
Assumptions: I. Adventure stories are the only reading material
II.Nobody loves reading any other material
III.All the literate
- (a)
None of implicit
- (b)
Only I and II are implicit
- (c)
all are implicit
- (d)
Only II and III are implicit
- (e)
none of these
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
Statement: "fly with" us and experience the pleasure of flying."--- An advertisement by airlines.
Assumptions: I. more passengers may be attracted to travel by airline after reading the advertisement
II. people generally may prefer an enjoyable flight
III. other airlines may not be offering the same facilities
- (a)
none is implicit
- (b)
only I is implicit
- (c)
only II is implicit
- (d)
only II and III are implicit
- (e)
none of these
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
Statement: India's economic growth has come at a terrible price of increased industrial and vehicular pollution
Assumptions: I. pollution is a part of industrial society
II. Indian economic growth is based on only industrial growth
III. A country desires economic growth with manageable side effects
- (a)
only I is implicit
- (b)
only II is implicit
- (c)
only III is implicit
- (d)
only I and III are implicit
- (e)
none of these
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: All the employees are notified that the organisation will provide transport facilities at half cost from the nearby railway station to the office expect those who have been provided with travelling allowance.
Assumptions: I. Most of the employees will travel by the office transport.
II. Those who are provided with travelling allowance will not read such notice.
- (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 is implicit
- (e)
if both I and II are implicit
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: "X air-conditioner - the largest selling name with the largest range."- An advertisement.
Assumptions: I. X air-conditioner is the only one with wide variations.
II. There is a demand of air-conditioners in the market.
- (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 is implicit
- (e)
if both I and II are implicit
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: An advertisement in a newspaper - "Wanted unmarried, presentable, matriculate girls between 18 and 21, able to speak fluently in English to be taken as models."
Assumptions: I. Fluency in English is a pre-requisite for good performance as a model.
II. Height does not matter in performing as a model.
- (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 is implicit
- (e)
if both I and II are implicit
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
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.
- (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 is implicit
- (e)
if both I and II are implicit
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions, decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement and choose your answer accordingly.
Statement: Ten candidates, who were on the waiting list, could finally be admitted to the course
Assumptions: I. wait-listed candidates do not ordinarily get admission.
II. A large number of candidates were on the waiting list.
III. the number of candidates to be admitted is small
- (a)
none is implicit
- (b)
only I and II are implicit
- (c)
only II and III are implicit
- (d)
only I and III are implicit
- (e)
all are implicit
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the Civil Council did not evoke any reason from the citizens.
Assumptions: I.People do not desire to keep their city clean.
II.The civil council has failed in its campaign
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement:A's advice to B-"Go to jammu via Amritasar-the shortest route".
Assumptions:I.B wishes to go to Jammu.
II.A gives advice to everybody.
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expences,costs four hundred rupees a year.Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an improvised community.So college education should be registered to a brilliant few.
Assumptions: I.Our resources are very limited.
II.Only a few students should be admitted to the college.
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: Highly brilliant and industrious students do not always excel in the written examination.
Assumptions: I. The written examination is good mainly for mediocre students,
II. The brilliant and industrious students cannot always write good answers in the exam.
- (a)
If only assumption I is implict
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: "Everyone desires to buy a personal computer", statement of a college student.
Assumptions: I. Personal computers are not a need but a luxury.
II. Use of personal computers improves quality of skill.
- (a)
If only assumption I is implict
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement:"Blue tie would help us identify our staff from others".- A suggestion in a company.
Assumptions: I. The company needs to identify its staff.
II. Blue tie is the latest fashion.
- (a)
If only assumption I is implict
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The city bus transport corporation has decided to change routers of three buses plying between points A and B in the city to make them economically viable.
Assumptions: I.These buses may get more passenger on the revised routes.
II.Many people residing on the old routes may not avail bus services
- (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
You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumption I is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The General Administration Department has issued a circular to all the employees informing them that henceforth the employees can avail their lunch break at any of the half-hour slots between 1.00 p.m. and 2.30 p.m.
Assumptions: I. The employees may welcome the decision and avail lunch break at different times slots.
II. There may not be any break in the work of the organization as the employees will have their lunch break at different time also
- (a)
If only assumption I is implict
- (b)
If only assumption II is implict
- (c)
If either I or II is implicit
- (d)
If neither I not II is implicit
- (e)
If both I and II are implicit
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: Among all the articles, the prices of personal computers show the highest decline from June 2005 to December 2005.
Assumptions: I. Comparative prices of all the articles in June and December 2005 were available.
II. Prices of personal computers were higher in the first six months than the last six months of 2005.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: Try to steal this camera from our store a display on a departmental store.
Assumptions: I. People want to own a camera.
II. The store has a video monitoring system to detect stealing.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: "To buy a X-T.V., contact Y-the sole agent of X-T.V."- An advertisement.
Assumptions: I. People generally prefer to buy T.V through sole agent.
II. The T.V. producing companies do not sell their products directly.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement : The party president has directed that no member of the party will give press briefing or interviews to governments and private T.V. channels about the discussion in scheduled meeting of the party.
Assumptions: I. Party members will observe this directive of the president.
II. The general public will not come to know about the happenings in the scheduled meeting of the party.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the international standards.
Assumptions: I. International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic.
II. Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social responsibility.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: Sachin wrote to his brother at Bangalore to collect personally the application form from the University for the post-graduation course in Mathematics.
Assumptions: I.The University may issue application forms to a person other than the prospective student.
II. Sachin's brother may receive the letter well before the last date of collecting application forms.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: "Please do not wait for me, I may be late, start taking lunch as soon as the guests arrive."- A message from a Director of a company to his office managers.
Assumptions: I. Keeping guests waiting is not desirable.
II. Lunch may not be ready in time.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement : "Apply nets on windows to prevent the entrance of mosquitoes in the house."
Assumptions: I.The entering of mosquitoes from entrances other than windows is desirable.
II.Nets are not available to apply on doors.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: "As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets."
Assumptions: I. The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets.
II. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you."-A mother warns her child.
Assumptions: I. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
II. All children are basically naughty.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement: Read this book to get detailed and most comprehensive information on this issue.
Assumptions: I. The person who wants this information can read.
II.There are other books available on this issue.
- (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.
Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit.
Statement : "But out of A,B,C and products, you buy B which alone is based on the international technology."-A shopkeeper tells a customer.
Assumptions: I. The Customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper.
II.Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.
- (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.