Q. Statement: The concession in rail fares for the journey to hill stations has been cancelled because it is not needed for people who can spend their holidays there.
Assumptions:

I. Railways should give concession only to needy persons.
II. Railways should not encourage people to spend their holidays at hill stations.

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Q. Statement: "The bridge was built at the cost of Rs. 128 crores and even civil bus service is not utilizing it, what a pity to see it grossly underutilized." - A citizen's view on a new flyover linking east and west sides of a suburb.
Assumptions:

I. The building of such bridges does not serve any public objective.
II. There has to be some accountability and utility of money spent on public projects.

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Q. Statement: Because of the large number of potholes in road X, reaching airport in time has become difficult.
Assumptions:

I. Reaching airport in time may not be always necessary.
II. There is no other convenient road to the airport.

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Q. Statement: Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the international standards.
Assumptions:

I. International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic.
II. Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social responsibility.

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Q. Statement: Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of Municipal Commissioner of City A.
Assumptions:

I. The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration.
II. Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and administration.

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Q. Statement: The regulatory authority has set up a review committee to find out the reasons for unstable stock prices.
Assumptions:

I. The investors may regain confidence in stock market by this decision.
II. The review committee has the expertise to find out the causes for volatility in the stock market.

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Q. Statement: Please note that the company will provide accommodation to only outside candidates if selected.' - A condition in an advertisement.
Assumptions:

I. The local candidates would be having some other arrangement for their stay.
II. The company plans to select only local candidates.

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Q. Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions:

I. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
II. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.

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Q. Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:

I. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

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Q. Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager.
Assumptions:

I. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
II. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.

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Q. Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age.
Assumptions:

I. There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
II. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.

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Q. Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions:

I. With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
II. All children are basically naughty.

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Q. Statement: The Government has decided to levy 2 percent on the tax amount payable for funding drought relief programmes.
Assumptions:

I. The Government does not have sufficient money to fund drought relief programmes.
II. The amount collected by way of surcharge may be adequate to fund these drought relief programmes.

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Q. Statement: Detergents should be used to clean clothes.
Assumptions:

I. Detergents form more lather.
II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.

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Q. Statement: It will be a substantial achievement in the field of education if one provides one school for every village in our country and enforce attendance.
Assumptions:

I. Children in villages do not attend school regularly.
II. Providing school to every village is desirable.

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Q. Statement: The government has decided to disinvest large chunk of its equity in select public sector undertakings for a better fiscal management.
Assumptions:

I. The amount generated out of the disinvestment process may reduce substantially the mounting fiscal deficits.
II. There will be enough demand in the market for the shares of these undertakings.

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Q. Statement: Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic.
Assumptions:

I. Some other books were available on this topic.
II. You can write lucid books on very few topics.

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Q. Statement: A's advice to B - "Go to Jammu via Amritsar - the shortest route".
Assumptions:

I. B wishes to go to Jammu.
II. A gives advice to everybody.

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Q. Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or by revolutionary change of government.
Assumptions:

I. Inequality is a man-made phenomenon.
II. No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.

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Q. Statement: The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the Civil Council did not evoke any response from the citizens.
Assumptions:

I. People do not desire to keep their city clean.
II. The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.

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