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 assumption (s) is / are implicit in the statement.
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Statement
The municipal corporation advised all the people living in the shanties along the beaches to move to higher places during monsoon.
Assumptions
I. Many people living in the shanties may leave the city and relocate themselves elsewhere in the state.
II. Majority of the people living in the shanties along the beach may try to relocate to higher places during monsoon.
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- if only Assumption I is implicit
- if only Assumption II is implicit
- if either Assumption I or II is implicit
- if either Assumption I or II is implicit
Correct Option: B
The corporation has not advised the people to leave the city. Hence, I is not implicit. II is implicit as any advice is given with the assumption that it will be listened to and then listeners will do what the advice suggests.
