Q: Statement: Beware of dogs, our dogs do not bark, but they are trained to distinguish
between genuine guests and intruders.
Assumptions:
I. Barking dogs bite rarely.
II. Our dogs could be dangerous for intruders.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: The statement clearly warns the visitors to beware of dogs as they are trained to welcome the
guests and intruders differently. So, II is implicit. I is vague and hence, it is not implicit.
Q: 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. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: The statement talks about the safety and health practices in Indian companies being far below
international standards. It is clearly a criticism of Indian organizations not paying considerable
attention to these aspects. So, II is implicit. The international standards demand perfection
and are, in no way, non-achievable. So, I is not implicit.
Q: Statement: Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of
Municipal Commissioner of City A
Assumptions:
I. The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration.
II. Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and
administration.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: The statement stresses on the fact that though civic governance is the task of the municipal
body, but all the tasks done come out to be more fruitful if the general public lends a helping
hand in the same. So, only II is implicit.
Q: Statement: The regulatory authority has set up a review committee to find out the reasons
for unstable stock prices.
Assumptions:
I. The investors may regain confidence in stock market by this decision.
II. The review committee has the expertise to find out the causes for volatility in the
stock market.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: Clearly, I mentions the aim for which the step talked about in the statement, has been
undertaken while II mentions the essential requirement for it. So, both I and II are implicit.
Q: Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in rural
areas.
Assumptions:
I. Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas.
II. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: The statement talks of number of cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor and not
of the number of cases consuming liquor. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement indicates
that people in rural areas are getting spurious or low-grade liquor and no check is being kept
on shops selling liquor there. So, II is implicit.
Q: Statement: Lack of stimulation in the first four or five years of life can have adverse
consequences.
Assumptions:
I. A great part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the earliest years of
life
II. 50 percent of the measurable intelligence at age of 17 is already predictable by the
age of four.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: The lacking in first four or five years can be adverse because it is the main period of
development. So, I is implicit. Since nothing is mentioned about the predictability of intelligence, II is not implicit.
Q: Statement: Shalini made an application to the bank for a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 by mortgaging
her house to the bank and promised to repay it within five years.
Assumptions:
I. The bank has a practice of granting loans for Rs. 1,00,000 and above.
II. The bank accepts house as collateral security against such loans.
A. Only assumption I is implicit
B. Only assumption II is implicit
C. Either I or II is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit
Solution: The fact that Shalini has applied for a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 implies that the bank can grant a
loan above Rs. 1,00,000. So, I is implicit. II also follows directly from the statement and so is
implicit