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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:
    If a region is crying for development, establish a new university, an advance medical institute and a center for agricultural research there ------and wait for the results.
    Assumptions:
    I.Only creation of new states would not speed up development.
    II. Development can be achieved by spreading education.
    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: B

The speaker is assuming II that is why he has referred to things related to education. Assumption I has not been hinted at in the statement.



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