Question 1 : Statement: The Government has decided to levy 2 percent on the tax amount payable for funding drought relief programmes.

Assumptions:

• The Government does not have sufficient money to fund drought relief programmes.


• The amount collected by way of surcharge may be adequate to fund these drought relief programmes.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 2 : 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.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 3 : Statement: A warning in a train compartment - "To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500."Assumptions:

1. Some people misuse the alarm chain.
2. On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 4 : Statement: If it is easy to become an engineer, I don"t want to be an engineer.Assumptions:

1. An individual aspires to be professional.
2. One desires to achieve a thing which is hard earned.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 5 : 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:

1. Railways should give concession only to needy persons.
2. Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 6 : 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:

1. The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.
2. There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 7 : 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.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 8 : 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.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 9 : 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.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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Question 10 : 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.

1. Only assumption I is implicit
2. Only assumption II is implicit
3. Either I or II is implicit
4. Neither I nor II is implicit
5. Both I and II are implicit
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