CR- ARGUMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS || Verbal Ability || CAT 2021 || 4 June

Statement : “Everyone does not need to build a 100 crore or 1000 .
crore company. Small us Big us Superbig is a choice that an entrepreneur makes herself/ depending upon the ambitions, values and what she/he likes doing”.

I. The figures are for the turnover of the company.
II. There is hardly any distinction between a small or a big company.

Statement: "If you are a first class graduate with good communication skill and also have work experience of at least two years in the sales related activities, you are welcome in our organization" - An employment advertisement.

Assumptions:
I. Many with good communication skills may not respond to the advertisement.
II. All the first class graduates may possess good communication skills.

Statement ‘Do not enter-avoid the risk of getting infected with the ABC disease’-written outside the quarantine ward no. 2 (meant only for ABC disease) of a hospital.
I. Disease ‘ABC’ is contagious.
II. All the patients in ward no. 2 suffer from disease ABC.

Statement: Travelling by trains rather than cabs is more convenient and economical in Paris.
I. Paris is an expensive city.
II. A Train services are reasonably good in Paris.

Statement: Conveyance facility provided by organization helps employees report to work on time.

Assumptions: 
I. The conveyance facility which is providing by the organization always reaches on time.
II. It is not possible to report to work on time unless conveyance facility is provided by the organization.

The centre has released an additional Rs.65 crore to the state to implement the mid-day meal scheme in primary and upper primary schools in educationally backward areas for the current academic year.

Which of the following is an assumption implicit in the given statement?

I) Midday meal scheme is not implemented in high schools.
II) Midday meal encourages children to go to school.
III) More than Rs.65 crores have been spent on mid-day meal in educationally backward areas for the current academic year.

Statement: Punjab government ban alcohol in the state, thus people in Punjab will become civilized.

Assumptions:
I. Not drinking alcohol makes an individual civilized.
II. Punjab government should also ban smoking to make civilized.

Statement: One year ago, the traffic police officials announced that they would penalize people who park cars illegally. In this regard, they claimed that the resources would be diverted from issuing speeding tickets to penalizing those guilty of parking cars illegally. However, no action in this regard has yet been taken. Officials claim that the said resources had been diverted to tackle serious drug-related issues. But, despite this, the officials have been issuing as many speeding tickets as they did a year before. Therefore, the given excuse about resources being tied up in combating drug-related issues is not true. 
Assumptions:
I. Every police officer has the capability to combat the drug problem.
II. The drug-related problem is very serious in the city.
III. The police cannot continue issuing as many speeding tickets as before while diverting resources to combating serious drug crime.

Which of the following assumption explains the status quo?

A) India reduced the taxes on luxury goods which made the super-rich very happy.
B) India warded off the tax on all car imports, giving the citizens a chance to use environment friendly cars.
C) Indian government has increased the minimum income level to be considered for taxation from 7 Lakhs to 10 Lakhs per annum.
D) Indian government has waived off all the loans on farmers.

The earth’s resources are being depleted much too fast. To correct this, the United States must reduce its resource consumption at present levels for many years to come.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?