Premise:
"To go down, take the staircase (158 steps) for some fascinating close-ups of the cathedral's construction."
Hypothesis: The steps of the staircase are all very high.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"The railway builders admitted it might have been safer to dig some tunnels, but they preferred to go round the mountain to allow for a better view of the terraced tea gardens and the valleys plunging down to the Bengal plains."
Hypothesis: The railway builders went through mountains to get a direct route.

no

Premise:
"The new rule became effective on December 7, 2000."
Hypothesis: The rule became effective in 2000 after being approved by the Senate.
it is not possible to tell