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Question 1
Statement: Five friends are standing in a group. Two friends take coffee, three of them take tea. Two among them take both tea and coffee. They reached the canteen very late. There was no coffee in the canteen, but there were only two cups of tea left. The canteen boy gave the cups to two of the friends.
Assumptions:
- The first friend accepts the cup.
- The second friend also accepts the cup.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
Either I or II is implicit.
I and II are implicit.
Ans: d
If you read the problem carefully you will find that all of them are tea drinkers, although two of them can take coffee also. So both I and II are possible.
Question 2
Statement: "I am innocent", an under trial cried before the judge.
Assumptions:
- The judge is likely to believe the under trial and not impart him life imprisonment.
- The under trial will be awarded life imprisonment.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
Neither I nor II is implicit.
I and II are implicit.
Ans: c
There is no role of emotion in the judicial process, so I is not implicit. There is nothing that tells us about the details of the crime, so II is also not implicit.
Question 3
Statement: Farmers must immediately switched over to organic fertilizers from chemical fertilizers for better yield.
Assumptions: .
- All the farmers use only chemical fertilizers.
- Organic fertilizers are readily available to the farmers.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
Either I or II is implicit.
Neither I nor II is implicit.
Ans: b
It is written nowhere that all farmers are using chemical fertilizers. But it can be concluded that organic fertilizers are easily available, that's why the farmers are being advised to switch to using them.
Question 4
Statement: When Ram sat on a chair, the chair broke.
Assumptions: .
- Ram is very fat.
- The chair was old and worn out.
Question 5
Statement: Please use public transport to avoid traffic congestion during the Trade Fair.
Assumptions: .
- Only private vehicles cause traffic congestion.
- Many people possess private vehicles.
Only I is implicit.
Only II is implicit.
Either I or II is implicit.
Neither I nor II is implicit.
Ans: b
Assumption (II) is implicit because most of people have private vehicles, and they are using it frequently.
All vehicles whether public or private cause congestion, but by asking people for using public transport we can reduce the total number vehicles on the road. Assumption I is not implicit.
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Updated on 2020-02-07. Published on: 2016-02-08
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