Logical Reasoning - Statement and Assumption - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Statement and Assumption - Section 2 (Q.No. 28)
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.
28.
Statement: "Those who are appearing for this examination for the first time should be helped in filling up the form." - An instruction to invigilating staff.
Assumptions:
- The form is somewhat complicated.
- Candidates can appear more than once for this examination.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The statement mentions that only those students are to be helped who are filling up the form for the first time. This does not mean that the form is complicated/So, I is not implicit. However, II follows from the statement and so is implicit.
Discussion:
13 comments Page 2 of 2.
Mike massarelli said:
1 decade ago
@Sundar - You have stated that the complication level of the form depends on the agent filling it out and not on the form itself, then in the next sentence said that the form is easy to fill. This is a contradiction. And I said 'somewhat complicated' which is so relative to be laughable, the alphabet is 'somewhat complicated'.
@Vijender - Perfect, couldn't of said it better myself.
@Sindhu - I'm not sure you know what implicit means. Just because forms don't HAVE to be complicated doesn't mean that they aren't. And if you read @vijenders response the fact that they can appear only once as first timers is literally irrelevant. If the candidates were all first timers then the addition of 'for the first time' in the question would have been unnecessary. Therefore we know that it is at least possible to take the test multiple times.
@Vijender - Perfect, couldn't of said it better myself.
@Sindhu - I'm not sure you know what implicit means. Just because forms don't HAVE to be complicated doesn't mean that they aren't. And if you read @vijenders response the fact that they can appear only once as first timers is literally irrelevant. If the candidates were all first timers then the addition of 'for the first time' in the question would have been unnecessary. Therefore we know that it is at least possible to take the test multiple times.
Bhavik said:
9 years ago
The answer should be both are implicit, as if you negate the first sentence saying that form is not complicated, then no one will require anyone's help, so you have to assume that, otherwise the conclusion will not hold true.
Priyvrat Rautela said:
3 years ago
The given answer is correct.
We don't know whether the form is complicated or not from reading the statement. Maybe certain things are asked in the form that a fresh new candidate might not know, so he should be helped for that, but it doesn't mean that the asked info is complicated. The second assumption is correct because the statement itself says that those who are appearing for the first time should be helped, this means that with the new candidate an old one would also be present.
We don't know whether the form is complicated or not from reading the statement. Maybe certain things are asked in the form that a fresh new candidate might not know, so he should be helped for that, but it doesn't mean that the asked info is complicated. The second assumption is correct because the statement itself says that those who are appearing for the first time should be helped, this means that with the new candidate an old one would also be present.
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