Assumption & Cause-Effect

Q: Statement: Buy our new X-Pro smartphone for the best camera experience! - An advertisement. Assumptions: I. People desire a good camera in their smartphones. II. No other smartp...

Correct Answer: Option A (A) Only Assumption I is implicit). Advertisements highlight features that people desire, making I implicit. 'No other' is an extreme claim, making II not implicit.

Q: Statement: Drink Vita-Plus daily to boost your child's immunity and growth! - An advertisement. Assumptions: I. Vita-Plus is the cheapest drink available. II. Parents are c...

Correct Answer: Option B (Only Assumption II is implicit). The ad targets parents' concerns (II is implicit). Cost is not mentioned, so I is not implicit.

Q: Statement: The government has issued a strict advisory to boil drinking water in coastal districts. Assumptions: I. People in coastal districts usually ignore government advisori...

Correct Answer: Option B (Only Assumption II is implicit). Advisories assume people will follow them, so I is not implicit. They are issued because the action is effective, making II implicit.

Q: Statement: The company will suspend free cafeteria meals to manage current financial constraints. Assumptions: I. Suspending meals will save a significant amount of money. II. E...

Correct Answer: Option A (Only Assumption I is implicit). Cost-cutting measures assume the action will save money (I). Mass resignation is a negative extreme outcome not inherently assumed (II).

Q: Statement: Submit your taxes by 31st July to avoid a 5% penalty. Assumptions: I. Taxes can be submitted before 31st July. II. A 5% penalty is levied on submissions made after 31...

Correct Answer: Option C (Both Assumptions I and II are implicit). The deadline implies submission is possible before it (I). The warning explicitly implies the penalty for late submission (II). Both are implicit.

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Reasoning Ability: Assumption & Cause-Effect (80 Questions)

Part 1: Statement & Assumptions

In each question below, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit. Options: A) Only Assumption I is implicit B) Only Assumption II is implicit C) Both Assumptions I and II are implicit D) Neither Assumption I nor II is implicit

Statement: Buy our new X-Pro smartphone for the best camera experience! - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. People desire a good camera in their smartphones.
II. No other smartphone has a camer

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Statement: Drink Vita-Plus daily to boost your child's immunity and growth! - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. Vita-Plus is the cheapest drink available.
II. Parents are concerned about their children's immunity.

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Statement: The government has issued a strict advisory to boil drinking water in coastal districts.
Assumptions:
I. People in coastal districts usually ignore government advisories.
II. Boiling water mitigates the waterborne pathogens currently threatening the districts.

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Statement: The company will suspend free cafeteria meals to manage current financial constraints.
Assumptions:
I. Suspending meals will save a significant amount of money.
II. Employees will resign en masse.

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Statement: Submit your taxes by 31st July to avoid a 5% penalty.
Assumptions:
I. Taxes can be submitted before 31st July.
II. A 5% penalty is levied on submissions made after 31st July.

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Assumption & Cause-Effect

Statement: Buy our new X-Pro smartphone for the best camera experience! - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. People desire a good camera in their smartphones.
II. No other smartphone has a camer

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: Drink Vita-Plus daily to boost your child's immunity and growth! - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. Vita-Plus is the cheapest drink available.
II. Parents are concerned about their children's immunity.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: The government has issued a strict advisory to boil drinking water in coastal districts.
Assumptions:
I. People in coastal districts usually ignore government advisories.
II. Boiling water mitigates the waterborne pathogens currently threatening the districts.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: The company will suspend free cafeteria meals to manage current financial constraints.
Assumptions:
I. Suspending meals will save a significant amount of money.
II. Employees will resign en masse.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: Submit your taxes by 31st July to avoid a 5% penalty.
Assumptions:
I. Taxes can be submitted before 31st July.
II. A 5% penalty is levied on submissions made after 31st July.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Assumption & Cause-Effect

Statement: Buy our new X-Pro smartphone for the best camera experience! - An advertisement. Assumptions: I. People desire a good camera in their smartphones. II. No other smartphone has a camer

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: Drink Vita-Plus daily to boost your child's immunity and growth! - An advertisement. Assumptions: I. Vita-Plus is the cheapest drink available. II. Parents are concerned about their children's immunity.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: The government has issued a strict advisory to boil drinking water in coastal districts. Assumptions: I. People in coastal districts usually ignore government advisories. II. Boiling water mitigates the waterborne pathogens currently threatening the districts.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: The company will suspend free cafeteria meals to manage current financial constraints. Assumptions: I. Suspending meals will save a significant amount of money. II. Employees will resign en masse.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: Submit your taxes by 31st July to avoid a 5% penalty. Assumptions: I. Taxes can be submitted before 31st July. II. A 5% penalty is levied on submissions made after 31st July.

Community Discussion & Shortcut Formulas

Statement: Buy our new X-Pro smartphone for the best camera experience! - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. People desire a good camera in their smartphones.
II. No other smartphone has a camer

Statement: Drink Vita-Plus daily to boost your child's immunity and growth! - An advertisement.
Assumptions:
I. Vita-Plus is the cheapest drink available.
II. Parents are concerned about their children's immunity.

Statement: The government has issued a strict advisory to boil drinking water in coastal districts.
Assumptions:
I. People in coastal districts usually ignore government advisories.
II. Boiling water mitigates the waterborne pathogens currently threatening the districts.

Statement: The company will suspend free cafeteria meals to manage current financial constraints.
Assumptions:
I. Suspending meals will save a significant amount of money.
II. Employees will resign en masse.

Statement: Submit your taxes by 31st July to avoid a 5% penalty.
Assumptions:
I. Taxes can be submitted before 31st July.
II. A 5% penalty is levied on submissions made after 31st July.