Logical Reasoning - Statement and Assumption - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Assumption - Section 3 (Q.No. 41)
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.


41.

Statement: The 'M' Cooperative Housing Society has put up a notice at its gate those sales persons are not allowed inside the society.

Assumptions:

  1. All the sales persons will stay away from the 'M' Cooperative Housing Society.
  2. The security guard posted at the gate may be able to stop the sales persons entering the society.

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:
Since both the assumptions follow from the given statement, so both I and II are implicit.
Discussion:
44 comments Page 3 of 5.

Divya said:   9 years ago
The statement involves those salesmen and not all salesman indicating only particular salesmen are not allowed but others are allowed thus option 1 is not implicit.

Shubham said:   8 years ago
I think, it will be easy for a security guard posted at gate to convince the salespersons to not to enterb the gate by showing them the board. Therefore both assumptions are implicit.

Vinay said:   1 decade ago
Acc. to me answer is neither 1 nor 2 as in statement its written 'THOSE' means we not 'ALL' and no security guard is mentioned.

Apdz said:   1 decade ago
I agree with Amol, that there is no mention of security guard. But also, just because there is a notice put on the gate may not neccessarily keep "all the sales persons" away... some may still come despite the notice, so wouldnt D be a better answer?

Ramesh said:   1 decade ago
The basic assumption putting a notice at the gate is to that sales persons are not allowed. Thus assumption I is the better answer.

Anand said:   1 decade ago
Agreeing with what apdz said, despite of the notice, salesmen ll try to b inside the socity, nd simply a notice cnt compell then to set back and also presence of security guard is not mentioned at ol, so still I think d s the better soln to go for.

Awat said:   1 decade ago
The word "those" does not clarify the sentence, as it means some particular. So, how option I works for "all". Neither II as the sales person are literate & can read the notice mentioning "those" ain't allowed.

Shreya said:   1 decade ago
If there is already a notice put up at the gate, why is there any question of security guards to keep away the sales man. The answer is confusing !

Nitin Killekar said:   1 decade ago
In-spite of all this comments how can administrator of this site stays silent. He/she should immediately the corrected answer on the site or should explain how they deduced "SECURITY GUARD" when its not at all mentioned in the statement.

Pan said:   1 decade ago
ALL the sales person will not stay away. Some might find a way to trick the guard. Therefor answer A does not follow.

The guard MAY be able to stop the salesman. Or maybe he will not. How can "putting up a notice" have any impact on the guards ability to stop salesmen or not? therefor answer B does not follow.


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