Statement & Assumption Verbal Aptitude Questions and Answers
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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.
Statement: Be humble even after being victorious.
Assumptions:
1. Many people are humble after being victorious.
2. Generally people are not humble.
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option B Explanation: Clearly, nothing is mentioned about the nature of the people. So, I is not implicit. Also, the statement gives an advice of being humble even after being victorious. This means that generally people are not humble. So, II is implicit.Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents.
Assumptions:
1. The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation.
2. There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Clearly, the amount of compensation must have been decided keeping in mind the monetary position of the Government. So, I is implicit. However, nothing can be said about the frequency of railway accidents in future. So, II is not implicit.
Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people.
Assumptions:
1. Films are the only media of entertainment.
2. People enjoy films.
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option B
Explanation: 'Films are indispensable' does not mean that they are the only means of entertainment. So, I is not implicit. Clearly, II follows from the statement. So, it is implicit.
Statement: Of all the newspapers published in Mumbai, readership of the "Times" is the largest in the Metropolis.
Assumptions:
1. 'Times' is not popular in mofussil areas.
2. 'Times' has the popular feature of cartoons on burning social and political issues.
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Neither the volume of readership of the 'Times' in areas other than the Metropolis nor the reason for its huge acclamation is evident from the statement So, neither I nor II is implicit.
Statement: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored.
Assumptions:
1. People take television to be a means of entertainment only.
2. The educational value of television is not realised properly.
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option E
Explanation: The statement makes the first assumption clear though 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 realised properly. So, II is also implicit.
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