Statement:

" Those who are appearing for this examination for the first time, should be helped in filling up the form."  - An instruction to invigilating staff.

Assumptions:

I. The form is somewhat complicated.

II. Candidates can appear more than once for this examination

Statement:

“Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted” - A notice on a plot of land.

Assumptions:

I. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass.

II. The people are scared of prosecution

Statement:

Please do not use lift while going down - an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building.

Assumptions:

I. While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.

II. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.

What is the most crucial message conveyed in the passage?
India, a member of the WTO, is but of course bound by its agreements and conventions. Article 6 of the Agreement on Agriculture, dealing with the provision of the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for the agricultural products, is considered to be trade distorting. It is also subjected to various limitations, one of them being the fact that the subsidy arising from ‘minimal supports’ cannot exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production for developing countries. The PDS system in India adheres to the provision of the MSPs and is also involved in the stockholding of the food grains. It is contemplated that in the coming years the subsidy given to the producers will exceed 10 percent of the value of agricultural production.

What is the most crucial message conveyed in the passage?

Statement:

Traffic jams on most of the roads in the city have become a regular feature during monsoon.

Assumptions:

I. Material used for road construction cannot withstand the fury of monsoon resulting into innumerable potholes on the roads.

Statement:

The Principal instructed all the teachers to be careful in class because some students may disturb other students.

Assumptions:

I. The teachers will handle the situation properly and they will point out the naughty students.

II. The students will welcome the decision of the Principal

Statement:

 “Computer education should start at schools itself.”

Assumptions:

I. Learning computers is easy.

II. Computer education fetches jobs easily.

Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions given:
 Statements:
 All pillars are walls
 All walls are houses

Conclusions:
 I. All houses are pillars
 II. All pillars are houses