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: A's advice to B - "If you want to study Accounts, join Institute Y."
Assumptions:
Institute Y provides good Accounts education.
B listens to As advice.
Clearly, A advises B to join Y because it provides good Accounts education. So, I is implicit. It is not mentioned whether B listens to A's advice or not. So, II is not implicit.
Statement: "You must learn to refer to dictionary if you want to become a good writer." - A advises B.
Assumptions:
Only writers refer to the dictionary.
All writers, good or bad, refer to the dictionary.
It does not follow from the statement that only writers and nobody else refers to the dictionary. Also, nothing is mentioned about bad writers. So, neither I nor II is implicit.
Statement: It is through participative management policy alone that indiscipline in our industries can be contained and a quality of life ensured to the worker.
Assumptions:
Quality of life in our industries is better.
Indiscipline results in poor quality of life.
The statement mentions that participative management policy 'will' provide quality life to the workers. So, I is not implicit. Clearly, the statement mentions that participative management will contain the indiscipline and ensure quality life to workers. So, II is implicit.
Statement: A line in an advertisement in a newspaper - "You really get your money's worth when you buy from our shop."
Assumptions:
Other shops price goods above their worth.
People want full value for their money.
Clearly, the advertisement mentions nothing about the prices of goods in the various shops. So, I is not implicit. The advertisement is given keeping in mind the desire of the people to get full value of their money. So, II is implicit.
Statement: The next meeting of the Governing Board of the Institute will be held after one year.
Assumptions:
The Institute will remain in function after one year.
The Governing Board will be dissolved after one year.
That the meeting of the Governing Board will be held after one year means the Institute will be functioning at that time. So, I is implicit. The Board cannot be dissolved at the time" when its meeting starts. So, II is not implicit.
