Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, a statement is followed by three assumptions (A), (B) and (C). 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/are implicit in the statement.

Statement: The government has decided to auction construction of highways to private entities in several blocks across the country on build-operate-transfer basis. Assumptions: (A) An adequate number of private entities may not respond to the government's auction notification. (B) Many private entities in the country are capable of constructing highways within reasonable time. (C) The government's proposal of build-operate-transfer may financially benefit the private entities.

  1. Only (A) and (B) are implicit.

  2. Only (B) and (C) are implicit.

  3. Only (B) is implicit.

  4. Only (A) and (C) are implicit.

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Whenever any decision is taken, something positive is assumed. So, assumption (1) is ruled out. Assumption (2) is implicit because government is assuming this then only it has decided to auction construction of highway to private entities. Assumption (3) is out of context.

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