{"id":89578,"date":"2025-06-01T10:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89578"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:07:19","slug":"statement-trade-union-leadership-is-in-the-hands-of-politicians-ass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/statement-trade-union-leadership-is-in-the-hands-of-politicians-ass\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement :\nTrade union leadership is in the hands of politicians.\nAss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Statement :<br \/>\nTrade union leadership is in the hands of politicians.<br \/>\nAssumptions :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I. Trade unions have leaders.<\/li>\n<li>II. Leaders are generally politicians.<\/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;option1&#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;Trade union leadership is in the hands of politicians&#8221; inherently assumes that trade unions possess &#8216;leadership&#8217;. If there were no leaders, the concept of &#8216;trade union leadership&#8217; being in certain hands would be nonsensical. Therefore, Assumption I is implied.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nAssumption I (&#8220;Trade unions have leaders&#8221;) is a necessary condition for the statement to make sense.<br \/>\nAssumption II (&#8220;Leaders are generally politicians&#8221;) is a generalization about leaders in general, which is not supported by the statement. The statement only specifies the nature of leadership *in trade unions* in this particular context, not the general characteristic of leaders everywhere.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nAssumption questions require distinguishing between what is necessarily implied by the statement and what might be a general belief or additional information not contained within the statement itself.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement : Trade union leadership is in the hands of politicians. Assumptions : I. Trade unions have leaders. II. Leaders are generally politicians. 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