Direction: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
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Statement:
Bottled water companies 'X' and 'Y' ruled out any contamination of their products, saying these had been produced under rigorous quality control regime meeting all standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Assumptions:
I. Production under rigorous quality control regime gives trustworthy results.
II. BIS has been entrusted with the responsibility to set quality benchmarks.
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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: E
The ground on which the authorities of the bottled water companies ruled out any contamination in their product is its production under rigorous quality control regime. Hence,the companies' authorities must be assuming I. Assumption II is also implicit in the last part of the statement.
