In the question below is given a statement followed by assumptions. You have…
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In the question below is given a statement followed by assumptions. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit.
Statement: Divya was advised by the Doctor that she should not take part in the dance competition.
Assumption I: The Doctor did not want Divya to take part in the competition because he was afraid that she might lose.
Assumption II: Divya had major surgery because of her injury.
Assumption III: Divya did not have the money to go for the auditions.
- A.
All Assumptions I, II & III follow
- B.
Only Assumption I follows
- C.
None of the three assumptions follow
- D.
Assumption II follows but Assumption I and III do not follow
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Correct answer: C
Concept: An assumption is implicit in a statement only when it is something the statement necessarily takes for granted for it to make sense — it cannot introduce a new, specific fact, motive, or circumstance that the statement neither states nor logically requires. A quick test: if denying the assumption still leaves the statement perfectly sensible, the assumption is not implicit.
Application: Check each assumption against the statement in turn.
Assumption I claims the doctor's advice was driven specifically by a fear that Divya might lose the competition. The statement only describes ordinary medical advice against participation — it gives no hint that the doctor's reasoning was tied to competition outcomes at all, so this specific motive is read in, not taken for granted.
Assumption II claims Divya had major surgery because of an injury. Nothing in the statement refers to any injury or surgery; the advice would make just as much sense for a minor ailment, fatigue, or a routine precaution, so a major surgery is an added fact, not a necessary one.
Assumption III claims Divya lacked the money to attend auditions. The statement is about medical advice against a dance competition, with no mention of auditions or finances — this introduces an unrelated circumstance that the advice does not depend on.
Cross-check: Apply the denial test to each: even if the doctor had no fear of Divya losing, even if she never had surgery, and even if money was never an issue, the doctor's advice to skip the competition still reads perfectly sensibly. Since negating each assumption leaves the statement intact, none of the three is a necessary presupposition behind it.
Conclusion: None of the three assumptions is implicit in the statement.