Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumption numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumption is implicit in the statement.
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Statement:
A society is in danger when those who have never learned to obey have been given the right to command.
Assumptions:
I. A good commander should be disciplined.
II. The speaker has witnessed the vices of the society being controlled by undisciplined leaders.
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- if only assumption I is implicit.
- if only assumption II is implicit.
- if either I or II is implicit.
- if neither I nor II is implicit.
- if both I and II are implicit.
- if only assumption I is implicit.
Correct Option: A
The speaker is assuming that there should be certain qualities in the commander to command the society well. I is a genuine quality. Hence I is implicit. It is possible that the speaker is predicting on the basis of his knowledge and not experience. Hence II is not implicit.
