Logical Reasoning :: Statement and Assumption
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.
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Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions:
- The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
- Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
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Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
- At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
- The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
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Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager.
Assumptions:
- Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
- Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.
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Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions:
- There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
- The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.
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Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions:
- With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
- All children are basically naughty.
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Statement: The State government has decided to appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year.
Assumptions:
- There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four thousand additional primary school teachers.
- The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the government may not finally appoint such a large number of primary school teachers.
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Statement: A warning in a train compartment - "To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500."
Assumptions:
- Some people misuse the alarm chain.
- On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.
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Statement: If it is easy to become an engineer, I don't want to be an engineer.
Assumptions:
- An individual aspires to be professional.
- One desires to achieve a thing which is hard earned.
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Statement: The concession in rail fares for the journey to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed for people who can spend their holidays there.
Assumptions:
- Railways should give concession only to needy persons.
- Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.
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Statement: "The bridge was built at the cost of Rs. 128 crores and even civil bus service is not utilizing it, what a pity to see it grossly underutilized." - A citizen's view on a new flyover linking east and west sides of a suburb.
Assumptions:
- The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.
- There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.
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