In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions…
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In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: "If you trouble me, I will slap you." - A mother warns her child.
Assumptions:
With the warning, the child may stop troubling her.
All children are basically naughty.
- A.
Only assumption I is implicit
- B.
Only assumption II is implicit
- C.
Either I or II is implicit
- D.
Neither I nor II is implicit
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Correct answer: A
The mother warns her child with the expectation that he would stop troubling her. So, I is implicit. The general nature of children cannot be derived from the statement. So, II is not implicit