Mental Ability Test—Assumption Type Test

Assumption Type Test

Directions—In each of the following questions one statement or advertisement is followed by two or three assumptions. On the basis of the statement choose which is/are implicit.

1. Statement—"Please issue a circular to all the officers to assemble in the Conference Hall for attending a notice." Director tells his Secretary .
Assumptions:
I. All the officers will follow the instruction.
II. Some officers may not attend the meeting.
(A) Only assumption I is implicit
(B) Only assumption II is implicit
(C) Either I or II is implicit
(D) Neither I nor II is implicit
(E) Both I and II are implicit
Ans : (A)

2. Statement—Saroj made an application to the bank for a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 by mortgaging his house to the bank and promised to repay it within five years.
Assumptions :
I. The bank has a practice of granting loans for Rs. 1,00,000/- and above.
II. The bank accepts house as collateral security against such loans.
III. The bank may grant loan to Saroj.
(A) All are implicit
(B) None is implicit
(C) Only I and II are implicit
(D) Only II and III are implicit
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

3. Statement—Training must be given to all the employees for increasing productivity and profitability.
Assumptions:
I. Training is essential component of productivity.
II. Employees can't function effectively without proper training.
III. Profitability and Productivity are supple mentary to each other.
(A) None is implicit
(B) All are implicit
(C) Only III is implicit
(D) Either I or II is implicit
(E) Both I and III are implicit
Ans : (B)

4. Statement—"We are feeling pleasure in extending the working hours of our office to 7.30 p.m." A general notice by a working office.
Assumptions :
I. It would have been done inspite of workers' opposition.
II. It was needed to extend the working hours.
(A) Only I is implicit
(B) Only II is implicit
(C) Either I or II is implicit
(D) Neither I nor II is implicit
(E) Both are implicit
Ans : (B)

5. Statement—"I will like to study the effect of the revision of the pay scale on the workers job satisfaction." A said to B.
Assumptions :
I. A has the capacity to study such work.
II. It is possible to measure job satisfaction.
(A) Only I is implicit
(B) Only II is implicit
(C) Either I or II is implicit
(D) Neither I nor II is implicit
(E) Both are implicit
Ans : (E)

6. Statement—"If you want to give some advertisement then give it in X-newspaper." A says to B.
Assumptions :
I. B wants to advertise his product.
II. X-newspaper is very popular.
(A) Only I is implicit
(B) Only II is implicit
(C) Either I or II is implicit
(D) Neither I nor II is implicit
(E) Both are implicit
Ans : (E)

7. Statement—"We must introduce objective type tests to improve our examinations for adniission to MBA." The chairman of the Admission—Committee tells the committee.
Assumptions :
I. The admission at present is directly through the interviews.
II. The Admission—Committee is desirous of improving the admission examinations.
III. The chairman himself is an MBA.
(A) Only I is implicit
(B) Only II is implicit
(C) Only I and II are implicit
(D) Only I and III are implicit
(E) None is implicit
Ans : (B)

8. Statement—"Slogans against smoking in office shoud be put on the notice board". —an employee in an office suggests.
Assumptions :
I. The employee felt that his suggestion will be considered.
II. People smoke in the office.
III. Some people will stop smoking after reading the slogans.
(A) Only I is implicit
(B) Only I and II are implicit
(C) Only II and III are implicit
(D) None is implicit
(E) All are implicit
Ans : (E)

9. Statement—The residents of the locality wrote a letter to the Corporation requesting to restore normalcy in the supply of drinking water immediately as the supply at present is just not adequate.
Assumptions :
I. The Corporation may not take any action on the letter.
II. The municipality has enough water to meet the demand.
III. The water supply to the area was adequate in the past.
(A) Only II is implicit
(B) Only III is implicit
(C) Only I and III are implicit
(D) Only II and III are implicit
(E) None of the above
Ans : (D)

10. Statement—"Wanted a two bedroom flat in the court area for immediate possession" —Advertisement.
Assumptions :
I. Flats are available in court area.
II. Some people will respond to the advertisement.
III. It is a practice to give such advertisement.
(A) None is implicit
(B) Only I and II are implicit
(C) Only II is implicit
(D) All are implicit
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

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