RBI Grade B Officer (General / DEPR / DSIM) 2019 · Question 48 of 120

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer (a) If only assumption I is implicit (b) If only assumption II is implicit (c) If either I or II is implicit (d) If neither I nor II is implicit (e) If both I and II are implicit Statements: “Instead of burning the leaves, bury them in compost pits, by which it gets converted to natural manure, making it beneficial for the soil .”- A notice issued in public interest by Department of Environment Assumptions: I. Whenever leaves are burnt in the open, the air gets laden with tiny particulate matter which raises air pollution to alarming levels, Which cause severe respiratory disorders and eye infections to those exposed to it. II. Benefits gained from ashes of leaves burnt are not as much as the benefits gained from the natural manure obtained from leaves by burning it.

Logical Reasoning

1. AA. If only assumption I is implicit
2. BB. If only assumption II is implicitCorrect
3. CC. If either I or II is implicit
4. DD. If neither I nor II is implicit
5. EE. If both I and II are implicit