Statement–Assumption (Cotton Yield After Improved Seeds): Statement: “The cotton crop continues to be poor even after introducing improved seeds.” Assumptions: I) Improved seeds were expected to increase yield. II) The yield was adequate before the new seeds were introduced.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Assumption
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AOnly Assumption I is implicit
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BOnly Assumption II is implicit
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CEither Assumption I or II is implicit
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DNeither Assumption I nor II is implicit
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EBoth Assumptions I and II are implicit
Answer
Correct Answer: Only Assumption I is implicit
Explanation
Reasoning:Using “even after” carries a natural presupposition that the intervention (improved seeds) was expected to help. Hence I is necessary. Nothing is implied about the pre-intervention yield being adequate; the sentence contrasts “poor” with the expectation of improvement, not with prior adequacy. Therefore II is not required.
Final Answer:Only Assumption I is implicit.