Top Statements and Assumptions Practice Test 2 Questions for Competitive Exams

Direction: - In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Given answer
a)Only Assumption I follows
b)Only Assumption II follows
C)Neither Assumption I nor Assumption II follows
d)Either Assumption I or Assumption II follows
e)Both Assumption I and Assumption II follow

Q)Statement:
Imprisonment for 27 years made Nelson Mandela, the President.
Assumptions:
I. Only who will be imprisoned for 27 years will become the President.
II. To become the President, imprisonment is a qualification.

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.
Q) Statement: 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
1.The assurance is not genuine.
2.People want their money to grow.

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.

Q) Statement: Of all the radio sets manufactured in India, the 'X' brand has the largest sale.
Assumptions:
1. The sale of all the radio sets manufactured in India is known.
2. The manufacturing of no other radio set in India is as large as 'X' brand radio.

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.
Q) 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:
1. Our resources are very limited.
2. Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges.

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.
Q) Statement: "You should not grant him leave in this week due to exigency of work." - A supervisor advises the administrative officer.
Assumptions:
1. Request for leave can be turned down also.
2. The supervisor has reviewed the work required to be done during the said period.

Discussed below are a few such examples and sample questions to help you understand the concept even better and also to let you analyse the pattern in which the questions may be asked.
Q) Statement 1: The school has decided to cancel the summer camp this year
Assumption I: No entries have been received by the Institution for students willing to join the summer camp
Assumption II: It is being cancelled because the weather is too hot

Direction: - In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Given answer
( a ) If only assumption I is implicit.
( b ) If only assumption II is implicit.
( c ) Either I or II is implicit.
( d ) If neither I nor II is implicit.
( e ) If both I and II are implicit.
Statement: -
"If you want to give any advertisement, give it in the newspaper X". -A tells B.
Assumptions:
I. B wants to publicise his products.
II. Newspaper X has a wide circulation.

Direction: - In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Given answer
( a ) If only assumption I is implicit.
( b ) If only assumption II is implicit.
( c ) Either I or II is implicit.
( d ) If neither I nor II is implicit.
( e ) If both I and II are implicit.
Statement: -
A warning in a train compartment –“To stop train, pull chain. Penalty for improper use Rs. 500.”
Assumptions
I. Some people misuse the alarm chain.
II. On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.

Direction: - In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Given answer
( a ) If only assumption I is implicit.
( b ) If only assumption II is implicit.
( c ) Either I or II is implicit.
( d ) If neither I nor II is implicit.
( e ) If both I and II are implicit.
Statement: -
Provide mid - day meals to the children in primary schools to increase the number of students attending schools.
Assumptions:
I. Mid - day meals will attract the children to the schools.
II. Those children who are otherwise deprived of good food will attend the schools.

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.
Q) Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution?
Assumptions:
1. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees
2. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.