Question

    A statement is given, followed by two assumptions I and

    II. You have to consider the statement and two assumptions and decide which of the assumption(s) is/are implicit. Statement: Football needs physical skills and chess needs intellectual skills. Thus, Indian students should focus on playing chess. Assumptions: I. Playing chess is more lucrative than playing football. II. Indian students are better at intellectual pursuits than they are at physical pursuits.
    A Only I is implicit Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II is implicit Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both I and Il are implicit Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither I nor II is implicit Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The statement makes no mention of how much money can be made in either sport. So, Assumption I is not implicit. Assumption II, on the other hand, makes a logical sense and is clearly implicit in the given statement   Hence, the correct answer is (B).

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