69801. Statement: Please do not use lift while going down - an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building. Assumptions: While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.
69802. Statement: "I have not received telephone bills for nine months inspite of several complaints" - A telephone customer's letter to the editor of a daily Assumptions: Every customer has a right to get bills regularly from the telephone company. The customer's complaints point to defect in the services which are expected to be corrected.
69803. Statement: "This drink can be had either as it is, or after adding ice to it." - An advertisement. Assumptions: People differ in their preferences. Some people will get attracted to the drink as it can be had as it is.
69804. Statement: Government has permitted unaided colleges to increase their fees. Assumptions: Unaided colleges are in financial difficulties. Aided colleges do not need to increase fees.
69805. Statement: Be humble even after being victorious. Assumptions: Many people are humble after being victorious. Generally people are not humble.
69806. Statement: The government has decided to pay compensation to the tune of Rs. 1 lakh to the family members of those who are killed in railway accidents. Assumptions: The government has enough funds to meet the expenses due to compensation. There may be reduction in incidents of railway accidents in near future.
69807. Statement: Films have become indispensable for the entertainment of people. Assumptions: Films are the only media of entertainment. People enjoy films.
69808. Statement: Of all the newspapers published in Mumbai, readership of the "Times" is the largest in the Metropolis. Assumptions: 'Times' is not popular in mofussil areas. 'Times' has the popular feature of cartoons on burning social and political issues.
69809. Statement: Apart from the entertainment value of television, its educational value cannot be ignored. Assumptions: People take television to be a means of entertainment only. The educational value of television is not realised properly.
69810. Statement: Children are influenced more by their teachers nowadays. Assumptions: The children consider teachers as their models. A large amount of children's time is spent in school.
69811. Statement: You know that your suit is excellent when people ask about your tailor who tailored the suit. Assumptions: People do not ask about your tailor if your suit is not good. The people want to know the criterion of an excellent suit.
69812. Statement: His recent investment in the shares of Company A is only a gamble. Assumptions: He may incur loss on his investment. He may gain from his investment.
69813. Statement: Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution? Assumptions: Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.
69814. Statement: 'Double your money in five months.' - An advertisement. Assumptions: The assurance is not genuine. People want their money to grow.
69815. Statement: The education of a student at collegiate level, not taking into account maintenance expenses, costs four hundred rupees a year. Collegiate education is thus drawing heavily upon the national resources of an impoverished community. So college education should be restricted to a brilliant few. Assumptions: Our resources are very limited. Only a few students should be admitted to the colleges.
69816. Statement: A's advice to B - "Go to Jammu via Amritsar - the shortest route". Assumptions: B wishes to go to Jammu. A gives advice to everybody.
69817. Statement: All existing inequalities can be reduced, if not utterly eradicated, by action of governments or by revolutionary change of government. Assumptions: Inequality is a man-made phenomenon. No person would voluntarily part with what he possesses.
69818. Statement: The campaign of 'Keep your city clean' started by the Civil Council did not evoke any response from the citizens. Assumptions: People do not desire to keep their city clean. The Civil Council has failed in its campaign.
69819. Statement: The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water. Assumptions: People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.
69820. Statement: The coffee powder of company X is quite better in taste than the much advertised coffee of company Y. Assumptions: If your product is not good, your spend more on advertisement. Some people are tempted to buy a product by the advertisement.
69821. Statement: Of all the radio sets manufactured in India, the 'X' brand has the largest sale. Assumptions: The sale of all the radio sets manufactured in India is known. The manufacturing of no other radio set in India is as large as 'X' brand radio.
69822. Statement: "You should not grant him leave in this week due to exigency of work." - A supervisor advises the administrative officer. Assumptions: Request for leave can be turned down also. The supervisor has reviewed the work required to be done during the said period.
69823. Statement: Like a mad man, I decided to follow him. Assumptions: I am not a mad man. I am a mad man.
69824. Statement: The first step in treating addicts is to re-establish their lost ties, for which a continuous personal attention should be paid to the addicts under treatment. Assumptions: Addicts under treatment respond better when shown personal interest. Addiction and strained relationships are intimately connected.
69825. Statement: Beware of dogs, our dogs do not bark, but they are trained to distinguish between genuine guests and intruders. Assumptions: Barking dogs bite rarely. Our dogs could be dangerous for intruders.
69826. Statement: Because of the large number of potholes in road X, reaching airport in time has become difficult. Assumptions: Reaching airport in time may not be always necessary. There is no other convenient road to the airport.
69827. Statement: Safety and health practices in many Indian companies are well below the international standards. Assumptions: International standards of health and safety are ideal and unrealistic. Indian organizations do not consider safety and health management as their prime social responsibility.
69828. Statement: Greater public participation results in good civic governance. - Statement of Municipal Commissioner of City A. Assumptions: The municipal office is not competent to effect good civic administration. Good civic governance is a matter of collective will and effort of the people and administration.
69829. Statement: The regulatory authority has set up a review committee to find out the reasons for unstable stock prices. Assumptions: The investors may regain confidence in stock market by this decision. The review committee has the expertise to find out the causes for volatility in the stock market.
69830. Statement: Please note that the company will provide accommodation to only outside candidates if selected.' - A condition in an advertisement. Assumptions: The local candidates would be having some other arrangement for their stay. The company plans to select only local candidates.
69831. Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in rural areas. Assumptions: Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas. There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.
69832. Statement: Lack of stimulation in the first four or five years of life can have adverse consequences. Assumptions: A great part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the earliest years of life 50 percent of the measurable intelligence at age of 17 is already predictable by the age of four.
69833. Statement: The X-Airlines has decided to increase the passenger fare by 15 percent with immediate effect. Assumptions: The demand for seats of X-Airlines may remain unchanged even after the hike of fare. Other airline companies may also hike the passenger fares.
69834. Statement: Shalini made an application to the bank for a loan of Rs. 1,80,000 by mortgaging her house to the bank and promised to repay it within five years. Assumptions: The bank has a practice of granting loans for Rs. 1,00,000 and above. The bank accepts house as collateral security against such loans.
69835. Statement: Many historians have done more harm than good by distorting truth. Assumptions: People believe what is reported by the historians. Historians are seldom expected to depict the truth.
69836. Statement: "As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets." Assumptions: The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.
69837. Statement: "Computer education should start at schools itself." Assumptions: Learning computers is easy. Computer education fetches jobs easily.
69838. Statement: If he is intelligent, he will pass the examination. Assumptions: To pass, he must be intelligent. He will pass the examination.
69839. Statement: Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopaedia. Assumptions: Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now. People refer to encyclopaedia to know only about things which do not exist now.
69840. Statement: The organization should promote employees on the basis of merit alone and not on the basis of length of service or seniority. Assumptions: Length of service or seniority does not alone reflect merit of an employee. It is possible to determine and measure merit of an employee.
69841. Statement: "But out of A, B, C and D products, you buy B which alone is based on the international technology."- A shopkeeper tells a customer. Assumptions: The customers normally accept the recommendation of the shopkeeper. Use of international technology is supposed to ensure better quality standards.
69842. Statement: "If you want to give any advertisement, give it in the newspaper X." - A tells B. Assumptions: B wants to publicise his products. Newspaper X has a wide circulation.
69843. Statement: Kartik left for Delhi on Tuesday by train to attend a function to be held on Friday at his uncle's house in Delhi. Assumptions: Kartik may reach Delhi on Wednesday. Kartik may reach Delhi before Friday.
69844. Statement: "Avon Cycles - Fast, easy to ride, impressive, reliable, crafted and up-to-date automation." - An advertisement. Assumptions: There is no other cycle with any of these features. People do not bother about the cost.
69845. Statement: "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plot of land. Assumptions: The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass. The people are scared of prosecution.
69846. Statement: Without reforming the entire administrative system, we cannot eradicate corruption and prejudice from the society. Assumptions: The existence of corruption and prejudice is good. There is enough flexibility to change the administrative system.
69847. Statement: The civic authority has advised the residents in the area to use mosquito repellents or sleep inside nets as large number of people are suffering from malaria. Assumptions: Local residents have enough money to arrange for the repellents or nets. People may ignore and continue to get mosquito bites as they have other pressing needs.
69848. Statement: Vitamin E tablets improve circulation, keep your complexion in a glowing condition. Assumptions: People like a glowing complexion. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation.
69849. Statement: "Ensure a good Slight's sleeps for your family with safe and effective X mosquito coil." - An advertisement. Assumptions: X mosquito coil is better than any other mosquito coil. A good night's sleep is desirable.
69850. Statement: "Please do not wait for me, I may be late, start taking lunch as soon as the guests arrive. - A message from a Director of a Company to his office managers. Assumptions: Keeping guests waiting is not desirable. Lunch may not be ready in time.