Direction: In each of the questions below, is given a statesmen followed by three assumptions numbered I, II and III. An assumption is something supposed of taken for granted, you have to consider the statement and the assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.
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Statement
The Central Government has directed the State Government to reduce the Government expenditure in view of the serious resource crunch and it may not be able to sanction every additional grant to the states for the next six months.
Assumptions
I. The State Government is totally dependent on the Central Government for its expenditure.
II. The Central Government has reviewed the expenditure account of the State Government.
III. The State Government will abide by the directives.
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- II and III are implicit
- All are implicit
- None is implicit
- Only III is implicit
Correct Option: A
The use of the word 'totally' makes the assumption doubtful. It is the given that the Central Government has directed the State Government to reduce its expenditure account and also the State Government will abide by the directives.
