Each question below consists of a statement followed by two assumptions…
2013
Each question below consists of a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Statement: The civic body put up a large notice board on the beach located at an isolated part of the city, stating "Many picnickers drowned while swimming in the sea during the last few months."
Assumptions:
(I) The picnickers may ignore the notice and continue to take risks by entering the sea.
(II) The picnickers may read this and become cautious while entering the sea.
- A.
If only assumption I is implicit
- B.
If only assumption II is implicit
- C.
If either assumption I or II is implicit
- D.
If neither assumption I nor II is implicit
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Correct answer: B
The board is a warning. The purpose of any warning notice is to inform people so that they act with caution. Hence the civic body assumes that people will read the board and become more careful — Assumption II is implicit.
Assumption I says people may ignore the notice and keep taking risks. If the authority believed people would simply ignore it, there would be no point in putting up the board at all. So Assumption I works against the very reason for the action and is NOT implicit.
Since only Assumption II underlies the statement, the correct response is: only Assumption II is implicit.