26. | Statement: You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit. Assumptions: People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good. The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit. | |||||||
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27. | Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble. Assumptions: He may incur loss on his investment. He may gain from his investment. | |||||||
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28. | Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution? Assumptions: Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees. | |||||||
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29. | Statement: 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement. Assumptions: The assurance is not genuine. People want their money to grow. | |||||||
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30. | Statement: The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expenses, costs four hundred rupees a year. Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an impoverished community. So college education should be restricted to a brilliant few. Assumptions: Our resources are very limited. Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges. | |||||||
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