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Statement: "You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation." - A line in an appointment letter. Assumptions: I.The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer. II.Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
The performance of the individual has to be tested over a span of time as the statement mentions. So, I is implicit. The statement mentions that the individual's worth shall be reviewed (during probation period) before confirmation. So, II is also implicit.
Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so. Assumptions: I.At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn. II.The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
Since the statement talks of putting the child in school at the age of 5, it means that the child is mentally prepared for the same at this age. So, I is implicit. But nothing about admission after 6 years of age is mentioned in the statement. So, II is not implicit.
Statement: "In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees." - In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager. Assumptions: I.Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality. II.Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.
Assumption I goes against the statement. So, it is not implicit. The allowance will serve as a reward to the employees and shall provoke them to come on time. So, II is implicit.
Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years of age. Assumptions: I.There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support. II.The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.
I directly follows from the statement and so is implicit. Also, the statement is a suggestion and does not tell about a government policy or its position of funds. So, II is not implicit.
Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child. Assumptions: I.With the warning, the child may stop troubling her. II.All children are basically naughty.
The mother warns her child with the expectation that he would stop troubling her. So, I is implicit. The general nature of children cannot be derived from the statement. So, II is not implicit.
Statement: Cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor are increasing in rural areas. Assumptions: I.Percentage of people consuming liquor is more in rural areas. II.There are many unauthorized spurious liquor shops in the rural areas.
The statement talks of number of cases of food poisoning due to consumption of liquor and not of the number of cases consuming liquor. So, I is not implicit. Besides, the statement indicates that people in rural areas are getting spurious or low-grade liquor and no check is being kept on shops selling liquor there. So, II is implicit.