Tips on cracking Reasoning Questions on Statements & Assumptions

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3 TIPS to crack Reasoning Questions on Statements
and Assumptions
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Tip 1 Assumptions should be drawn only from the
given statement, not from your real life
experiences

• Statement  "Please put more people on the job to
  make up for the delay."
• Assumptions (I) Delay is inevitable in most
  jobs.
• (II) Output will increase with more
  number of people on the job.
• A. Only assumption I is implicit B. Only
  assumption II is implicit
• C. Either I or II is implicit D. Neither I nor
  II is implicit
• E. Both I and II are implicit
• Solution
• Assumption I is not implicit, even if based on
  your real life experiences, you may believe that
  delay is inevitable in most jobs. As per the
  statement, increasing the number of people will
  make up for the delay by increasing the output.
  So II is implicit.
• Thus, correct option is B.
• Statement If you are an engineer, we have a
  challenging job for you.
• Assumptions (I) We need an engineer. (II) You
  are an engineer.
• Only assumption I is implicit B. Only
  assumption II is implicit
• Either I or II is implicit D. Neither I
  nor II is implicit
• Both I and II are implicit
• Solution
• An engineer is needed, hence the advertisement.
  So assumption I is implicit.
• Assumption II is not implicit, even if the reader
  is an engineer.
• Hence the correct option is A.

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Tip 2 Dont extrapolate beyond what is given in
the statement to arrive at false assumptions
Statement Everybody loves reading adventure
stories.Assumptions (I) Adventures stories are
the only reading material. (II) Nobody
loves reading any other material. A. Only
assumption I is implicit B. Only assumption II is
implicit C. Either I or II is implicit D.
Neither I nor II is implicit E. Both I and II are
implicit Solution Neither (I) nor (II) can be
reasonably drawn from the given statement. Thus,
correct answer will be D. Statement You can't
solve syllogism question without constructing a
diagram. Difficult questions on syllogism need
Venn diagram solving, a teacher tells his
students.Assumption (I) The students are not
intelligent. (II) Problem cannot be solved. A.
Only assumption I is implicit B. Only assumption
II is implicit C. Either I or II is implicit D.
Neither I nor II is implicit E. Both I and II are
implicit Solution Assumption I is false because
nothing is said about the students. Assumption II
is false since the statement does not say that
the problem cannot be solved. So, correct answer
is D.
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Tip 3 If a notice/ advertisement is put up, the
implicit assumption is that it will have impact
Statement Do not copy our software without our
permission - A notice. Assumptions (I) It is
possible to copy the software. (II) Such
warning will have some effect. A. Only assumption
I is implicit B. Only assumption II is
implicit C. Either I or II is implicit D.
Neither I nor II is implicit E. Both I and II are
implicit Solution If it were not possible to
copy the software, there would be no need for the
notice. Hence, (I) is implicitly true. Similarly,
if the warning would have no impact, the notice
would not be posted. Hence, (II) is also
implicit. So, the correct answer is
E. Statement "A rare opportunity to be a
professional while you are at home." - An
advertisement for computer literate housewives by
a computer company. Assumptions (I) Some
housewives simultaneously desire to become
professional. (II) Computer industry is
growing at a fast pace. (III) It is
possible to be a professional as well as a
housewife. A. Only I and II are implicit B. Only
II and III are implicit C. Only I and III are
implicit D. Only II is implicit E. None of
these Solution If no housewives desired to
become professionals, there would be no reason to
make the advertisement. Hence, (I) is implicit.
(III) is also implicit, otherwise the
advertisement would not be made in the first
place. Thus, the correct answer is C.
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