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188 Statement and Assumptions
10. Statement: The head of the organization Assumptions: I. The employees may get motivated
congratulated the entire staff in his speech for their and maintain and if possible enhance their present
sincere effort to bring down the deficit and urged level of work.
them to give their best for attaining a more profitable II. The employees may now relax and slow down in
position in future. their day to day work as there is no immediate threat
of huge deficit [SBI PO]

3. ConCept CrACker

Direction (Qs. 1-10): In each question below is Assumption: I. People may now start paying more
given a statement followed by two assumptions taxes in response to the appeal.
number I and II. II. The total income tax collection may considerably

An assumption is something supposed or taken for increase in the near future.
granted. You have to consider the statement and the 4. Statement: The state government has decided
following assumption and decide which of the assumptions to appoint four thousand primary school teachers
is implicit in the statement. during the next financial year.
Give answer: Assumption: I. There are enough school in the
state to accommodate four thousand primary school
(a) if only assumption I is implicit. teachers.
(b) if only assumption II is implicit. II. The eligible candidates may not be interested to
(c) if either assumption I or II is implicit. apply as the Government may not finally appoint
(d) if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. such a largest number of primary school teachers.
(e) if both assumptions I and II are implicit. 5. Statement: The school authority has decided to
increase the number of students in each classroom
1. Statement: The General Administration to seventy from the next academic session to bridge
Department has issued a circular to all the employees the gap between income and expenditure to a
information them that henceforth the employees can largest extent.
avail their lunch break at any of the half-hour slots Assumption: I. The income generated by way
between 1.00 pm and 2.30 pm. of fees of the additional students will be sufficient
Assumption: I. The employees may welcome the enough to bridge the gap.
decision and avail lunch break at different time slots. II. The school will get all the additional students in
II. There may be not be any break in the work of the each class from the next academic session.
organisation as the employees will have their lunch Canara Bank (PO)
break at different time slots. 6. Statement: Even though the number of factories is
2. Statement: The Government has decided against increasing at a fast rate in India, we still continue to
reduction of prices of petroleum products though import it from other countries.
there is a signification drop in the crude oil prices in Assumption: I. Even the increased number of
the international market. factories may be not able to meet the demand for
Assumption: I. The prices of crude oil in the sugar in India.
international market may again increase in the near II. The demand for sugar may increased substantially
future. in future.
II. The present prices difference of petroleum 7. Statement: The Government announced a heavy
products will help the government to with stand any compensation package for all the victims of the
possible price rise in future. terrorist attacks.
3. Statement: The Govt has made an appeal to all Assumption: I. Such incident of terror may not
occur in near future.
the citizens to honestly pay income tax and file
return reflecting the true income level to help the II. Compensation may mitigate anger among the
Government to carry out developmental activates. citizens against the current government.