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Verbal Reasoning · Q15

Statement And Assumption

Competitive Exams · Verbal Reasoning · question 15

Q15

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic. Assumptions : I. Some other books were available on this topic. II. You can write lucid books on very few topics.

A.
Only assumption I is implicit
Answer
B.
Only assumption II is implicit
C.
Either I or II is implicit
D.
Neither I nor II is implicit
E.
Both I and II are implicit

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
It follows from the statement that books on this topic were available before also but they were not 'lucid'. So, I is implicit. But a general comment as II cannot be made from the given statement. So, II is not implicit.