Statement & Assumption: Reasoning MCQ Practice

• Topic: Statement & Assumption
• Number of Questions: 10
• Target: SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI Assistant, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SSC CGL, SSC GD, SSC CPO, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, Railways, etc.

Let’s Start

1. Statement: A newspaper advertisement stated, ‘Learn a foreign language course to secure a high-paying career.’.

Assumption:
I. The few who master a foreign language get high-paying jobs.
II. A foreign language is the only way to secure a high-paying job.

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

2. Statement: The government has instructed all public sector banks to lower interest rates on housing loans up to Rs. 25 lakhs.

Assumption:
I. The interest rate on all house loans up to Rs. 25 lakhs may be reduced by public sector banks.
II. People may take benefit of the government’s policy.

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

3. Statement: Using a calculator for simple computations has a negative impact on children’s arithmetic abilities.

Assumptions:
I. Use of a calculator for difficult computations may not have a negative impact on mathematical abilities.
II. Complex calculations cannot be done manually without the help of a calculator.

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

4. Statement: For underwater battles, only weaponry X should be used.

Assumptions:
I. Not all weapons work well underwater.
II. For battles on land and underwater, various types of weaponry are available.

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

5. Statement: As the prices of petrol and diesel shoot up, more and more people are resorting to the use of electric cars.

Assumptions:
I. Using electricity to power vehicles is less costly than using gasoline or diesel.
II. Many consumers are unable to pay the increased gas and diesel prices.

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

6. Statement: “Take a recruitment system, for example. The company would put in an offer to someone it had previously denied three months ago. There was no such thing as a recruitment database that kept track of that.”

Assumptions:
I. It is possible to create a system that identifies candidates who have previously been denied.
II. This company thinks three months to be an insufficient amount of time to reevaluate a candidate’s hiring decision.

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

7. Statement: “Not everyone needs to build a company worth 100 or 1000 crores. Small vs. large vs. superlarge is a decision that an entrepreneur makes for herself/himself based on her/his objectives, values, and interests”.

Assumptions:
I. The figures represent the company’s turnover.
II. There’s very little difference between a small and a large company.

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

8. Statement: “Sometimes a person acting out of conviction, pursuing a dream,” represents the spirit of an entire generation”.

Assumptions:
I. One gains conviction as a result of their actions.
II. Different generations have different expectations.

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

9. Statement: Book your railway tickets at least three months in advance to ensure a confirmed reservation.

Assumptions:
I. The trains do not accept reservations before three months from the date of travel.
II. Airline tickets must be purchased as much further in advance as train tickets.

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

10. Statement: An advertisement by EasyAir, a private airline ‘Travel to Meerut by our airlines and get a chance to win an all-expenses-paid holiday to Bangkok’.

Assumptions:
I. Bangkok is accessible by Easy Air flights.
II. Meerut is provided with an airport.

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