Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, one statement or advertisement is followed by two or three assumptions. On the basis of the statement choose which is/are implicit.

Statement: The residents of the locality wrote a letter to the Corporation requesting to restore normalcy in the supply of drinking water immediately as the supply at present is just not adequate. Assumptions: I. The Corporation may not take any action on the letter. II. The municipality has enough water to meet the demand. III. The water supply to the area was adequate in the past.

  1. Only II is implicit.

  2. Only III is implicit.

  3. Only I and III are implicit.

  4. Only II and III are implicit.

  5. None of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The residents' request to 'restore normalcy' explicitly assumes the water supply was adequate in the past (Assumption III). For normalcy to be restored, the municipality must have enough water available - the problem is supply distribution, not shortage (Assumption II). Assumption I is not implicit because requesting action doesn't assume inaction.

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