Reasoning Quiz - 43 | SBI | IBPS

Directions(1-10): In each question below is 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 following assumptions is implicit in the statement.Give Answer

1. if only Assumption I is implicit
2. if only Assumption II is implicit
3. if either Assumption I or II is implicit
4. if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
5. if both Assumptions I and II are implicit.

1. Many people fell ill after consuming meal at a wedding reception and were rushed to the nearby govt and private hospitals.

Assumption I. The relatives of the affected people may refuse to them to Govt Hospitals 
II. The nearby hospitals may be able to attend to all the affected people.

2.The Government has recently announced an incentive package for setting up new business ventures in the rural areas and promised uninterrupted power supply to all units.
Assumption I. The Government may be able to supply adequate power to all such units.
II. People living in the rural areas may welcome the Government's decision.

3.The municipal authority blocked movement of traffic in and around the temple on the main festival day.

Assumption I. Very large number of devotees may visit the temple on the main festival day.
II. People traveling to areas near the temple may postpone their journey by a day unless they have very urgent work in that area.

4.The Government has instructed all the private schools in the city to maintain the current fees for at least two more years.

Assumption I. The authorities of private schools may not follow the government instruction as they are not dependent on government funds.                    
II. The parents of the students of the private schools of the city may still be eager to pay higher fees.

5.The municipal authority has decided to demolish the old bridge on a busy road for constructing a new flyover.

Assumption I. The traffic department may be able to divert movement of vehicles through alternate roads. 
II. The people traveling in the nearby areas may demonstrate to protest against the authority's decision.

6.No reform of income tax can be completed without a reasonable and rational personal-tax rate structure in our country.

Assumption I. Until the present exemption limit for individuals is not raised, tax evasion and black money can't be checked.                    
II. Developed countries have reasonable income tax rate structure.

7.India has a long and honorable history of writers on social concerns but the problem is that Indian's don't have a sense of history.

Assumption I. Until the present exemption limit for individuals is not raised, tax evasion and black money can't be checked.                    
II. Developed countries have reasonable income tax rate structure.

8.The functioning of Nehru's democratic system remains the best guarantee of Indian pluralism. But it has also served to create and perpetuate India's various particularisms.

Assumption I. No leadership other than Nehru's could ensure harmony in India                   
II. In a diverse country like India it is not easy to mitigate particularism.

9.Anybody smitten by the urge of seizing and wielding power forms a political party, gets it registered and starts collecting funds for the party through various means.

Assumption I. Politics is convenient means to become high and mighty.                   
II. Political leaders use party funds for their personal benefits.

10.Public sector is a great source of corruption. And in fact this is the reason why government servants make concerted efforts to ensure that the transition to privatization of this sector is stalled.

Assumption I. Public sector employees want to keep earning money through wrong means.                   
II. Private companies can manage the country's resources more efficiently.

 Answers

1.(2)
2.(5)
3.(5)
4.(4)
5.(1)
6.(4)
7.(2)
8.(4)
9.(1)
10.(5)