Statement Assumptions

Delhi Law Academy

Statement Assumptions Statement Assumptions

For the following questions, assess the statement and assumptions and then choose among the following options:

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

Statement

Since I need your order at the earliest, inform me on the phone.

Assumptions

  • Messages are more clear on the phone
  • Detailed information is to be given on the phone

 

Statement

If you don’t reward good workers, they will soon get discouraged

Conclusions

  1. Award leads to improvement
  2. Some people work better than others

 

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.

Conclusions

  1. The performance of an individual is generally not known at the time of appointment offer.
  2. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.

 

Statement

It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.

Conclusions

  1. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
  2. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

 

Statement

In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees.

Conclusions

  1. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
  2. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.

 

Statement

Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.

Conclusions

  1. There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
  2. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.

 

Statement

“If you trouble me, I will slap you.” – A mother warns her child.

Conclusions

  1. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
  2. All children are basically naughty.

 

Statement

The State government has decided to fill vacancies and appoint four thousand primary school teachers during the next financial year.

Conclusions

  1. There are enough schools in the state to accommodate four thousand additional primary school teachers.
  2. The eligible candidates may not be interested to apply as the government may not finally appoint such a large number of primary school teachers.

 

Statement

A warning in a train compartment – “To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500.”

Conclusions

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

 

Statement

If it is easy to become an engineer, I don’t want to be an engineer.

Conclusions

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

 

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.

Conclusions

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

 

Statement

“The bridge was built at the cost of Rs. 128 crores and only civil bus service is 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.

Conclusions

  1. The bridge built does not serve any public objective.
  2. There should be accountability and utility of money spent on all public projects.

 

Statement

The Government has decided to levy 2 percent on the tax amount payable for supplementing drought relief programmes.

Conclusions

  1. The Government does not have sufficient money to fund drought relief programmes.
  2. The amount collected by way of surcharge may be adequate to fund these drought relief programmes

 

Statement

It will be a substantial achievement in the field of education if the government provides one school for every village in our country and enforces attendance.

Conclusions

  1. Children in villages do not attend school regularly.
  2. Providing school to every village is desirable.

 

Statement

The government has decided to disinvest large chunk of its equity in select public sector undertakings for a better fiscal management.

Conclusions

  1. The amount generated out of the disinvestment process may reduce substantially the mounting fiscal deficits.
  2. There will be enough demand in the market for the shares of these undertakings.

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