Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, a statement is 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 to decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement: Get rid of your past for the future and get our new generation fridge at a discount in exchange of the old one. (An advertisement) Assumptions: I. The sales of the new fridge may increase in the coming months. II. People prefer to exchange future with past.

  1. Only assumption I is implicit.

  2. Only assumption II is implicit.

  3. Either assumption I or II is implicit.

  4. Both assumptions I and II are implicit.

  5. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Assumption I is implicit. Why has such advertisement been published by the advertiser? Definitely, the advertiser is assuming I. II is also implicit; that is why the advertiser advocates doing so. If II was not assumed, the very purpose of the statement “Get rid of your past for the future” will stand defeated.

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