Read the following passages and answer the question follows. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only. Many people in India feel that if we cut our defence expenditure on weapon-building, we can create a climate of peace with our neighbours, subsequently reducing the conflict or creating a no-war situation. People who proclaim such ideas are either the victims of war or the propagators of false argument. With reference to the above passage, which of the following is the most valid assumption?
The greater spending on weapon-building by us would lessen the possibility of armed conflict with our neighbours.
In the passage, it has been argued that people who propose that reduced expenditure on weapon building and defense would create a climate of peace, are proponents of false argument. This idea is based on the assumption that increased spending on weapon building lessens the possibility of armed conflict with neighbors. Hence, the most valid assumption in the above passage is that the greater spending on weapon building by us would lessen the possibility of armed conflict with our neighbors.
Important Questions from Statements and Assumptions
You have to decide which of these assumptions is/are implicit in the statement, considering the statement and the assumptions that follow it.
Statement:
I like the soldiers.
I want to become a soldier.
Assumptions:
I) I am not a soldier.
II) I am a soldier.
Consider the following statement and decide which of the assumptions is implicit from the statement.
Statement:
Eating Pizza often affects a person's health.
Assumptions:
I. Mostly, pizza contains lot of saturated fat and salts that lead to various health issues.
II. To a large extent, overeating of pizzas leads to a sharp rise in blood cholesterol levels.
Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is (are) implicit.
Statement :
“Successful people are happy in life."
Assumptions :
1. Those that are unhappy are not successful
2. Most of the times success in one’s endeavours gives happiness.
In this question, a statement is followed by two assumptions:
Statements: Though he is fat yet he runs fast.
Assumptions:
I. Fat people have weak muscles.
II. Fat people generally cannot run fast.
Then which of the answer is correct?
Direction: In the following question, there is a statement first, and two assumptions, 1 and 2, are given below it. You have to consider which assumption/assumptions are influential in the statement by considering the given assumptions. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
Statements: All citizens have the right to challenge the lower court's decisions in the High Court.
Assumptions 1: The lower court is not efficient, while the high court is superior.
Assumptions 2: There may be a possibility of error in judgment.
