{"id":89577,"date":"2025-06-01T10:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89577"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:07:18","slug":"statement-if-you-lose-after-competing-hard-that-is-fine-if-you-lose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/statement-if-you-lose-after-competing-hard-that-is-fine-if-you-lose\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement :\nIf you lose after competing hard that is fine. If you lose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Statement :<br \/>\nIf you lose after competing hard that is fine. If you lose without trying hard that is what disappoints me.<br \/>\nAssumptions :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I. Losing after trying hard is excusable.<\/li>\n<li>II. Losing without effort is regrettable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only I is implied in the statement&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only II is implied in the statement&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both I and II are implied in the statement&#8221; option4=&#8221;Neither I nor II is implied in the statement&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2012<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2012\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe statement &#8220;If you lose after competing hard that is fine&#8221; directly implies that losing under conditions of high effort is acceptable or excusable. The phrase &#8220;that is what disappoints me&#8221; in reference to losing without trying hard implies that such a loss is undesirable or regrettable.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe first part of the statement (&#8220;If you lose after competing hard that is fine&#8221;) supports Assumption I.<br \/>\nThe second part of the statement (&#8220;If you lose without trying hard that is what disappoints me&#8221;) supports Assumption II.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThis is an example of a question testing the ability to identify implicit assumptions based on explicit statements. The statement clearly distinguishes between two types of losses and assigns a value judgment to each, directly corresponding to the two assumptions.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement : If you lose after competing hard that is fine. If you lose without trying hard that is what disappoints me. Assumptions : I. Losing after trying hard is excusable. II. Losing without effort is regrettable. [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only I is implied in the statement&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only II is implied in the statement&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both I and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Statement :\nIf you lose after competing hard that is fine. If you lose\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/statement-if-you-lose-after-competing-hard-that-is-fine-if-you-lose\/#more-89577\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Statement :<br \/>\nIf you lose after competing hard that is fine. 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