Statement — The next meeting of the governing body of Arihant Publication will be held after one year. Assumptions — I. No meeting of the governing body will take place before the completion of one year. II. Arihant Publication will continue to function after one year.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: if both Assumption I and II are implicit

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
Scheduling the “next meeting after one year” conveys two presuppositions: that no intervening meeting will occur (otherwise the announced meeting would not be “next”), and that the organization will continue operations such that a meeting after one year is meaningful to plan.



Given Data / Assumptions:


  • Information: next meeting scheduled one year hence.
  • I: there will be no earlier governing-body meeting.
  • II: the organization will remain active to hold that meeting.


Concept / Approach:
“Next” sets a temporal order asserting exclusivity of earlier slots. Planning a meeting also presupposes organizational continuity. Both are necessary for the statement to be coherent and informative.



Step-by-Step Solution:


1) Interpret “next meeting” as the immediate subsequent one.2) Therefore, no meeting can occur earlier (I).3) For scheduling to matter, the organization must exist and function after one year (II).


Verification / Alternative check:
If a meeting were held earlier, the announced one would not be the “next”; if the organization ceased, the announcement would be moot. Both contradictions confirm I and II.



Why Other Options Are Wrong:


Only I or only II: incomplete.Either: insufficient; both are needed.Neither: contradicts the statement’s meaning.


Common Pitfalls:
Misreading “next” as merely “a future” meeting; in formal reasoning, “next” implies the immediate subsequent instance.



Final Answer:
Both Assumption I and II are implicit.

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