Direction: Each of these questions, given below consists of a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Decide which of the assumption (s) is /are implicit from the statement and then decide which of the answer is correct.
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Statement
Most people who stop smoking gain weight.
Assumptions
I. If one stops smoking, one will gain weight.
II. if one does not stop smoking one will not gain weight.
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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 both Assumptions I and II are implicit
Correct Option: C
Most of the people who stop smoking have gained weight, that does not mean that if one quits smoking, he/she will surely gain weight or non-smokes cannot gain weight,. So, neither Assumption I nor II is implicit.
