Statement–Assumption — “The Net can be for India what oil was for West Asia.” Assumptions: I. Most IT entrepreneurs in the world are Indians. II. India can have a monopoly in the global IT sector.

Introduction / Context:
The analogy suggests the internet could be a transformative economic driver for India, akin to oil for West Asia. We must locate minimal assumptions required for this analogy to hold.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The Net has large value-creation potential.
• India can harness significant benefits from the Net.
• No claim about global entrepreneur demographics or monopoly is necessary.

Concept / Approach:
Analogies of transformational potential require only that the sector can materially reshape an economy; they do not necessitate majority control or monopoly.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Assumption I: “Most IT entrepreneurs are Indians” is irrelevant to the analogy; not implicit.2) Assumption II: The claim does not require monopoly—many transformative sectors exist without monopolies. Not implicit.

Verification / Alternative check:
Countries can benefit greatly from sectors they do not monopolize (e.g., electronics, services, tourism).

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Options implying I or II mistake “scale and impact” for “dominance or exclusivity.”

Common Pitfalls:
Reading “like oil” as “monopoly like OPEC dominance,” which the sentence does not entail.

Final Answer:
if neither I nor II is implicit.