Direction: 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.
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Statement
The Government has decided to run all commercial vehicles on bio-fuels in order to save the depleting fossil fuel reserves.
Assumptions
I. It is possible to switch over from fossil fuels to bio-fuels for vehicles.
II. Sufficient amount of bio-fuel can be produced in the country to run all commercial vehicles.
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- if only Assumption I is implicit
- if only Assumption II is implicit
- if either Assumption I nor II is implit
- if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
Correct Option: A
Assumption I is implicit. The reason is that if the Government has taken such a decision, it must have assumed that its implementation would be possible. Argument II is not implicit because on the basis of given statement it cannot be said with surety that sufficient amount of bio-fuel can be produced in the country. It is possible that the Government has import on its mind for the said purpose.
