Logical Reasoning - Statement and Assumption - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Assumption - Section 1 (Q.No. 38)
Directions to Solve

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer

  • (A) If only assumption I is implicit
  • (B) If only assumption II is implicit
  • (C) If either I or II is implicit
  • (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
  • (E) If both I and II are implicit.


38.

Statement: Like a mad man, I decided to follow him.

Assumptions:

  1. I am not a mad man.
  2. I am a mad man.

Only assumption I is implicit
Only assumption II is implicit
Either I or II is implicit
Neither I nor II is implicit
Both I and II are implicit
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The words 'Like a mad man' show that either a person is really mad or he is not mad but acted like mad. So, either I or II is implicit.
Discussion:
13 comments Page 1 of 2.

Kaushal kumar said:   7 years ago
The Answer should be A, like a mad man means he is not a mad man. Because the statement is given by himself.
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Subham said:   7 years ago
How can it be C ?

As its clearly written that like a mad man which means he is not mad man.

Please tell me.
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Harita said:   2 decades ago
The statement says 'like a mad man' means acting like it but soemone who is enacting will be only acting not exactly being same.

Shashank said:   1 decade ago
If one say "like a mad man". Than it means that he can understand atlest the basic difference between a mad and a common man.

Jay said:   1 decade ago
I agree with the previous comment, I don't see the point in these implicit questions, the point I think they are trying to make is "what are all the possible assumptions we can take from this statement". The word implicit is misleading in these tests...

Prasant said:   1 decade ago
Answer could have been correct if the question had been "Like a mad man, He decided to follow him" (He in place of I)

Monika said:   1 decade ago
I guess the answer is wrong bcoz they have said "Like a ..." so it means for that particular time period he acted as if he was mad.

Bheeshm said:   1 decade ago
He follow the person like a mad man, that show he is not a mad man. Because he know the difference between mad man and common man.

Hale said:   1 decade ago
No, a mad man could know that he is a mad man, being a mad man does not disabled that person ability to recognize his own madness.

Shanaya said:   1 decade ago
He is not mad it is true but when he followed him he acted like a mad so both are correct.


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