The question below is given a statement followed by several assumptions. An…
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The question below is given a statement followed by several assumptions. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement along with the assumptions and then decide as to which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: ‘India must take steps to achieve industrial development so as to increase employment".- A speaker in Parliament.
Assumptions :
I. Industrial backwardness is the root cause of unemployment in India.
II. Employment generation is one of the major objectives to be achieved.
III. Labor-intensive industries are to be developed preferentially.
- A.
Only II is implicit
- B.
All I, II and III are implicit
- C.
Only I and II are implicit
- D.
Only I and III are implicit
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Correct answer: A
An assumption is ‘implicit’ in a statement only when the statement's own point cannot stand without that assumption also being true — it must be something the statement necessarily takes for granted, not merely a fact that could additionally be true. Each assumption is tested individually: does the statement's purpose collapse if this particular assumption is denied?
Assumption I — ‘Industrial backwardness is the root cause of unemployment.’ The statement urges industrial development to raise employment; it never explains why unemployment exists, so denying this causal claim does not undermine the speaker's point. Not implicit.
Assumption II — ‘Employment generation is one of the major objectives to be achieved.’ The speaker's recommendation — take steps to achieve industrial development so as to increase employment — only makes sense if raising employment is accepted as a goal worth pursuing. Denying this collapses the statement's own purpose. Implicit.
Assumption III — ‘Labor-intensive industries are to be developed preferentially.’ The statement recommends industrial development in general, without naming any category of industry. Denying a preference for labour-intensive industries specifically does not affect the speaker's general recommendation. Not implicit.
Cross-checking the four combinations offered: any option that adds Assumption I or III on top of II asks the statement to have committed to a cause of unemployment or a preferred type of industry — commitments the statement never makes. Only Assumption II passes the implicit-assumption test.