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Question 1
Statement: If you want to increase your writing speed, use 0.7 pen.
Assumptions: .
- There are different types of pens available.
- The person being told understands what is 0.7 pen.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
Either I or II is implicit.
I and II are implicit.
Ans: d
- Since one specific pen is asked, others also exist. So assumption is OK.
- Since 0.7 is being specified without any other detail, it is safe to assume that both the other persons know about the other details. So assumption is OK.
Question 2
Statement: In the present period of economic hardships, education and small family norm may lead the nation to progress.
Assumptions: .
- Education and small family norm are directly related to nation progress.
- Big families find it difficult to bear the cost of education.
Question 3
Statement: It is dangerous to take this preparation except under medical supervision - written on the label of a bottle.
Assumptions:
- People will not take this medicine on their own.
- The doctors will not prescribe this medicine to a patient.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
Either I or II is implicit.
I and II are implicit.
Ans: a
The warning has been put on the label so that people read it and do not take it accidentally. So the assumption is that people will not take this medicine without asking a doctor. I is implicit. There is nothing that suggests that the doctors won't prescribe it, so II is not implicit.
Question 4
Statement: The sarpanch of the village called a meeting of all the heads of the families to discuss the problem of acute shortage of drinking water in the village.
Assumptions: .
- The sarpanch had earlier called such meetings to discuss about various problems.
- Most of the heads of families may attend the meeting called by the sarpanch.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
I and II are implicit.
Neither I nor II is implicit.
Ans: b
Although statement I is implicit from our general knowledge that villagers do have problems and they keep meeting from time to time, yet the given facts alone are not sufficient to conclude this. As far as II is concerned, yes, that's implicit because people are facing a problem, and Sarpanch knows that the people are willing to come. He is telling them the time of the meeting.
Question 5
Statement: "A visit of school children to a forest to widen their knowledge of natural resources has been arranged." - a notice in the school.
Assumptions: .
- Forests are full of natural resources.
- Children are likely to learn from their interaction with the new environment.
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Updated on 2020-02-07. Published on: 2016-02-08
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