Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below a statement is given 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 urged all the citizens to use electronic media for carrying out their daily activities, whenever possible, instead of using paper as the manufacture of paper requires the cutting down of a large number of trees causing severe damage to the ecosystem. Assumptions: (A) Most people may be capable of using electronic media to carry out various routines. (B) Most people may have access to electronic media for carrying out their daily routine activities. (C) People at large may reject the government's appeal and continue using paper as before.

  1. Only (A) is implicit.

  2. Only (B) is implicit.

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

  4. Only (C) is implicit.

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statements (1) and (2) can be implicit as the government assumes that is why it has urged to use electronic media. Statement (3) is incorrect because if government assumed rejection, it would not urge.

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