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Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumption numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.

  1. Statement:
    "Traffic police will be provided with alcometers to identify drunken drivers."
    -Police chief .
    Assumptions:
    I. So many accidents take place everyday because of drunken drivers.
    II. Alcometers is a machine which can identify the drunken persons very easily.
    1. if only assumption I is implicit.
    2. if only assumption II is implicit.
    3. if either I or II is implicit.
    4. if neither I nor II is implicit.
    5. if both I and II are implicit.
Correct Option: E

The move to make use of alcometers must have been necessitated because of the large number of accidents. Hence I is implicit. II is implicit from the fact that it will identify drunken drives.



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