Statement: “If it is easy to become an engineer, I do not want to be an engineer.” Assumptions I & II: I. An individual aspires to be a professional (in general). II. People desire to achieve things that are hard-earned. Choose the option that correctly identifies the implicit assumption(s).

Introduction / Context:The speaker ties desirability of becoming an engineer to the difficulty of achieving it: if it is easy, he opts out. This reveals a value orientation toward challenge, not a general aspiration to “be a professional.”

Given Data / Assumptions:

• I. People in general aspire to professional status.
• II. People (or at least the speaker) value hard-earned achievements over easy ones.

Concept / Approach:The conditional construction links the speaker’s preference to difficulty. The statement does not depend on broad claims about professional aspiration; it hinges on the desirability of challenge.

Step-by-Step Solution:1) The rejection of “engineer” when it is easy implies a belief that ease diminishes value.2) Therefore II is necessary: the speaker prefers goals that require effort.3) I is irrelevant; the statement neither asserts nor needs a generic desire for professional status.

Verification / Alternative check:Even if many do not aspire to any profession, the speaker’s conditional preference remains coherent. Thus I is not required.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:Only I/Either/Both: overstate or misdirect the premise. Neither: ignores the core “hard-earned value” orientation.

Common Pitfalls:Reading the sentence as a commentary on professions broadly rather than on the value attached to difficulty.

Final Answer:Only assumption II is implicit.