Direction: In each of the questions below, is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted, you have consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.
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Statement
"To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to prime time news on television", A candidate tells the interview board.
Assumptions
I. The candidate does not read newspaper.
II. Recent news are broadcast only on television.
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- if only Assumption I is implicit
- if only Assumption II is implicit
- if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit
- if neither Assumptions I nor II is implicit
Correct Option: D
Assumption I is not implicit as the candidates listening to news on the television does not mean that he does not read newspaper. Assumption II is also invalid because of the word 'only' . The Word 'only' disconnect Assumption II from the given statement.
