Explore topic-wise MCQs in Statement Assumptions.

Statement: The government has decided to reduce its subsidy on LPG; however the subsidy on kerosene remains unchanged.

Assumptions:

1. Those people who buy LPG can afford to purchase LPG for a higher price.

2. Many people may stop buying LPG and instead use kerosene.

Statement: It is not true that the mightiest superpower always wins wars and gets accolades from other countries.

Assumptions:

1. Winners are sometimes admired and appreciated.

2. Winners are occasionally criticized.

Statement: In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the suburbs to reach their places of work on time.

Assumptions:

1. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the suburbs of Bombay.

2. Only railway trains run punctually.

Statement: To investigate the murder of the lone resident of a flat, the police interrogated the domestic servant, the watchman of the multi-storeyed buildings and the liftman.

Assumptions:

1. The domestic servant, watchman and the liftman can give a clue about the suspected murder.

2. Generally in such cases the persons known to the resident are directly or indirectly involved in the murder

Statement: In spite of poor services, the commutators have not complained against it.

Assumptions:

1. Generally people do not tolerate poor services.

2. Complaints sometimes improve services.

Statement: In spite of less than normal rainfall in the catchment areas during the first two months of monsoon of the lakes supplying water to the city the authority has not yet affected any cut in the water supply to the city.

Assumptions:

1. The rainfall during the remaining part of the monsoon may be adequate for normal water supply.

2. The present water level of the lakes supplying water to the city may be adequate for normal supply.

Statement: "The programme will start at 6 p.m. but you can come there up to 7 p.m. or so and still there is no problem."

Assumptions:

1. The programme will continue even after 7 p.m.

2. The programme may not even start by that time.

Statement: "Fly X airways whenever you decide to go places. Our fares are less than train fares."- An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. People prefer to travel by air when the fares are reasonable.

2. The fares of other airlines are costlier than those of X airways.

Statement: The higher echelons of any organization are expected to be models of observational learning and should not be considered as merely sources of reward and punishments.

Assumptions:

1. Employees are likely to be sensitive enough to learn by observing the behaviour of their bosses.

2. Normally bosses are considered as sources of reward and punishment.

Statement: Amongst newspapers, I always read the National Times.

Assumptions:

1. The National Times gives very comprehensive news.

2. Some people prefer other newspapers.

Statement: The new education policy envisages major modifications in the education system.

Assumptions:

1. Present education system is inconsistent with national needs.

2. Present education system needs change.

Statement: "Get rid of your past for future, get our new generation fridge at a discount in exchange of old"- An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. The sales of the new fridge may increase in the coming months.

2. People prefer to exchange future with past.

Statement: Neither fascism nor communism has any chance of succeeding in America.

Assumptions:

1. American people are strongly in favour of preserving the rights of the individual.

2. Americans have so far not suffered any pangs of poverty or deprivation.

Statement: The integrated steel plants in India would no longer have to depend on imports for continuous casting refractories.

Assumptions:

1. Continuous casting refractories are needed by India.

2. Continuous casting refractories are in demand.

Statement: The private bus service in the city has virtually collapsed because of the ongoing strike of its employees.

Assumptions:

1. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee.

2. People no more require the services of private bus operators.

Statement: The office building needs repairing just as urgently as it needs internal as well as external painting.

Assumptions:

1. Efficiency of people working in the office cannot be improved unless office building is repaired.

2. Repairing and painting of office building require funds.

Statement: "Please put more people on the job to make up for the delay."

Assumptions:

1. Delay is inevitable in most jobs.

2. Output will increase with more number of people on the job

Statement: Sachin's mother instructed him to return home by train if it rains heavily.

Assumptions:

1. Sachin may not be able to decide himself if it rains heavily.

2. The trains may ply even if it rains heavily.

Statement: Government aided schools should have uniformity in charging various fees.

Assumptions:

1. The Government's subsidy comes from the money collected by way of taxes from people.

2. The Government while giving subsidy may have stipulated certain uniform conditions regarding fees.

Statement: If you are an engineer, we have a challenging job for you.

Assumptions:

1. We need an engineer.

2. You are an engineer

Statement: Quality of life of a person is not dependent only on his wealth.

Assumptions:

1. The aim of most people is just to acquire more wealth.

2. There are some factors other than wealth which contribute to the quality of life.

3. Wealth does not contribute to the quality of life at all.

Statement: The civic authority has decided that all the factories located inside the city limits be shifted outside to reduce the level of environmental pollution in the city.

Assumptions:

1. The pollution level in the city in future may reduce after these factories are shifted outside the city limit.

2. Enough usable land is available outside the city limit for these factories.

3. Many of these factories may shift to some other smaller towns to remain profitable.

Statement: The university Authority has decided to decentralize conduct of terminal examinations and give this responsibility to each college for its students to avoid delay in declaration of results.

Assumptions:

1. The colleges are equipped to carry out this responsibility.

2. There may not be uniformity in evaluation standard across the colleges.

3. The students may welcome this new development.

Statement: The school authority decided to open a summer school this year in the school compound for the students in the age range of 7 - 14 years.

Assumptions:

1. All the students will attend the summer school.

2. All the parents will prefer to remain in the city than going out of town for enabling their children to attend the summer school.

3. Those who cannot afford to go out of station will send their children to summer school.

Statement: The taste of food contributes to the intake of nourishment which is essential for the survival of human beings.

Assumptions:

1. Human beings take food for the enjoyment of its taste.

2. Human beings experience the taste of food.

Statement: The economic prosperity of any nation is dependent on the quality of its human resources.

Assumptions:

1. It is possible to measure the quality of human resources of a nation.

2. Achieving economic prosperity is a cherished goal of every nation.

Statement: "Two months ago, it was announced that Central Government pensioners would get dearness relief with immediate effect but till date, banks have not credited the arrears." - A statement from a Pensioners' Forum.

Assumptions:

1. Most of the banks normally take care of the pensioners.

2. Two months time is sufficient for the government machinery to move and give effect to pensioners.

Statement: In view of the violent situation due to students' agitation the state government has decided to close down all the educational institutions in the state for two weeks with immediate effect.

Assumptions:

1. The students' agitation may subside after two weeks.

2. The students may not find a place to come further and continue agitation after the closure of the educational institutions.

Statement: An advertisement: "Our shoes are for the rich."

Assumptions:

1. Many people like to be labelled as rich.

2. One can't become rich unless one has that brand of shoes.

Statement: Money is the root cause of all the problems in a family.

Assumptions:

1. Every problem is caused by something.

2. There are always some problems in a family.

Statement: "X air-conditioner - the largest selling name with the largest range." - An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. X air-conditioner is the only one with wide variations.

2. There is a demand of air-conditioners in the market.

Statement: The civic authority appealed to the people for reduction in usage of water as there may be an acute shortage during the coming weeks.

Assumptions:

1. There will be no rain in recent future.

2. The people are ready to follow the advice of the civic authority.

Statement: "It has become a necessity to computerize all the functions of our Institute to maintain the present position." - A statement of the Director of XYZ Institute.

Assumptions:

1. Unless computerized, the Institute will fall behind the race.

2. The functions of the Institute are too complex to be handled manually.

Statement: "Everyone desires to buy a personal computer", statement of a college student.

Assumptions:

1. Personal computers are not a need but a luxury.

2. Use of personal computers improves quality of skill.

Statement: The product X that you have asked for is not with us but can be made available against firm order from you.

Assumptions:

1. The product X is not in great demand.

2. The product X is out of stock as new model is coming up.

Statement: An advertisement: If you want to follow the footprints of an ideal leader, wear 'X' brand of shoes.

Assumptions:

1. Most people like to become ideal leaders.

2. One can't become ideal leader unless one wears X brand of shoes.

Statement: The improvement in the quality of T.V. programmes will lead to increase in the sales of T.V.

Assumptions:

1. T.V. is a good entertainment medium.

2. The quality of T.V, programmes has improved recently.

Statement: "If it does not rain throughout this month, most farmers would be in trouble this year."

Assumptions:

1. Timely rain is essential for farming.

2. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains.

Statement: If Rajan has finished reading the instructions, then let him begin the activities accordingly.

Assumptions:

1. Rajan would understand the instructions.

2. Rajan is capable of performing the activities

Statement: If the city bus which runs between Ram Nagar and Sant Colony is extended to Vasant Vihar, it will be convenient. - Appeal of residents of Ram Nagar to the city bus company.

Assumptions:

1. The convenience of the city bus company is much more important than the needs of the consumers.

2. The city bus company is indifferent to the aspirations of the residents of Sant Colony.

Statement: Equality of income throughout a community is the essential condition for maximising the total utility which the total income available could confer on the members of that community.

Assumptions:

1. If extra income were taken from the rich and given to the poor, the total utility experienced by the community would increase.

2. Equal pay for equal work.

Statement: "Present day education is in shambles and the country is going to the dogs."

Assumptions:

1. A good education system is essential for the well-being of a nation.

2. A good education alone is sufficient for the well-being of a nation.

Statement: With a sense of sincerity, quality teachers can improve the society.

Assumptions:

1. Quality teachers are sincere.

2. Sincerity in teaching pays.

Statement: The head of the organization congratulated the entire staff in his speech for their sincere effort to bring down the deficit and urged them to give their best for attaining a more profitable position in future.

Assumptions:

1. The employees may get motivated and maintain and if possible enhance their present level of work.

2. The employees may now relax and slow down in their day to day work as there is no immediate threat of huge deficit.

Statement: Bombay people were spellbound, mesmerized and got mad when they saw the famous pop-singer Michael Jackson's hi-tech pulsating megawatt performance.

Assumptions:

1. When a show is accompanied with latest technology, it has a magical effect.

2. Bombay people were never impressed with performances by Indian musicians.

3. Michael Jackson is a super singer.

Statement: "We have the distinction of being the only company in India as well as the second in the world to have won an ISO 9002 certification in our line of business." - Statement of Company X's Chairman.

Assumptions:

1. There were not many companies in the line of business of Company X.

2. Getting ISO 9002 in the line of business of Company X is not easy.

3. The Company X desires to expand its business

Statement: The residents of the locality wrote a letter to the Corporation requesting to restore normalcy in the supply of drinking water immediately as the supply at present is just not adequate.

Assumptions:

1. The Corporation may not take any action on the letter.

2. The municipality has enough water to meet the demand.

3. The water supply to the area was adequate in the past.

Statement: 'Move into the upper echelons without paying a steep price - Book a luxurious flat with us'. An advertisement of a construction company for its prestigious project.

Assumptions:

1. It is possible to join the select band of rich people by hard work.

2. Staying in luxury without paying steep price is the criterion of upper crust of the society.

3. Booking a luxurious flat is very easy now

Statement: The national air carrier has decided to start a weekly air service from town A to town B.

Assumptions:

1. There will be enough passengers to make the operation economically viable.

2. Other carriers may not start such service.

3. The people staying around these towns can afford the cost of air travel.

Statement: "Fly with us and experience the pleasure of flying."- An advertisement by an airlines.

Assumptions:

1. More passengers may be attracted to travel by the airline after reading the advertisement.

2. People generally may prefer an enjoyable flight.

3. Other airlines may not be offering the same facilities