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8. Statement: Many organizations have switched over 12. Statement: The college administration has
to online mode of examinations. instructed all the students to stop using cell phone
Assumption: I. Candidate from all parts of the within the college premises.
country may be well- versed using computers. Assumption: I. The students to stop using cell
II. Online mode of examinations helps in recruiting phone in the college premises.
more capable personnel. II. The students may be continue to use cell phone in
9. Statement: Government has decided to relocate all the college premises.
the factories from the city with immediate effect to
reduce pollution. 13. Statement: The Govt has decided to levy
Assumption: I. Pollution in the city is being caused congestion tax on passenger travelling by air to and
from the metro cities.
only because of the factories existing there.
II. People may be able to manage travelling daily to Assumption: I. The tax collected may be adequate
to meet part of the expense for providing additional
the relocated factories. recourses to handle huge traffic.
10. Statement: Gambling through lotteries is banned II. Passenger travelling by air to and from these
by the Central Government in all the states with cities may be able to pay extra amount by way of
immediate effect. congestion tax.
Assumption: I. This may save innocent citizens 14. Statement: The local citizens group submitted
from getting cheated of their hard-earned money. a memorandum to the civic authority for allowing
them to convert the vacant plot in the locality into a
II. The citizens may not gamble in any other way if garden at their on cost.
the lotteries are banned.
Assumption: I. The local citizen group may be able
Indian Overseas Bank (PO) to gather enough funds to develop the garden

11. Statement: Many employees of the organisation II. The civic authority may not accede to the request
applied for special sabbatical leaves of two years to of the local citizen group.
pursue higher education 15. Statement: Most of the private companies have
Assumption: I. The management of the organisation decided against awarding annual increase in the
may not grand leave of most of these employees. salaries of their employees for the previous year due
to the current economic situation.
II. These employees may be able to complete their Assumption: I. Majority of the employees may
education during the sabbatical leave. leave their job to protest against the decision.

II. These companies may announce hike in salaries
next year.

4. ConCept deviAtor

Directions (Qs. 1-5): In each question below is (e) if both assumptions I and II are implicit.
given a statement followed by two assumptions 1. Statement: Please send an official letter rather than
number I and II. semi official on this subject this time.

An assumption is something supposed or taken for Assumption: I. The format and emphasis of
granted. You have to consider the statement and the different type of letter is different
following assumption and decide which of the assumptions II. We can send different type of letter on the same
is implicit in the statement. Central Bank of India (PO) subject Central Bank of India (PO)
Give answer: 2. Statement: Please check the availability of two
(a) if only assumption I is implicit. tickets from Delhi to Lucknow.
(b) if only assumption II is implicit. Assumption: I. The person checking knows the
(c) if either assumption I or II is implicit. desired mode of travel.
(d) if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.