Statement: “To replenish soil nutrients, it is important to grow different types of crops in alternate seasons.” Assumptions: I. A crop can never be grown a second time in the same field. II. If a different crop is grown next season, no fertilizers are needed at all. Choose the option that identifies which assumption(s) is/are implicit.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Assumption
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
Answer
Correct Answer: if neither Assumption I nor Assumption II is implicit
Explanation
Introduction / Context:Crop rotation improves soil balance; however, the statement does not insist on impossibility of repeat cropping or on never needing fertilizers.
Concept / Approach:Both I and II are extreme and unnecessary. The advice only presumes rotation helps, not absolutes.
Final Answer:if neither Assumption I nor Assumption II is implicit