A Swachh Bharat cleanliness campaign by an apartment association received very little response from residents; which of the given assumptions is or are implicit in this argument?

Introduction / Context:
This problem belongs to the topic of arguments and implicit assumptions. You are given a short argument about a Swachh Bharat cleanliness campaign that failed to get much response and then two possible assumptions. An assumption is an unstated idea that must be true for the argument to make sense.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Argument: The Swachh Bharat campaign started by the apartment association did not bring much response from its residents.
• Assumption 1: Residents do not wish to keep their apartment clean.
• Assumption 2: The association had failed in the campaign.
• The argument only reports low response from residents.

Concept / Approach:
To test whether an assumption is implicit, imagine that the assumption is false and check whether the given argument still remains meaningful and valid. If the argument can still stand, then that assumption is not essential and therefore not implicit. The key is to separate what the sentence actually says from what we might emotionally infer or guess.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: The argument simply states a fact: the campaign did not receive much response. Step 2: Consider assumption 1. Even if residents really want cleanliness but were busy, not informed, or did not like the timing of the campaign, the statement about poor response can still be true. So assumption 1 is not necessary. Step 3: Consider assumption 2. The sentence does not say that the association considers the campaign a failure. It only reports the current response level. The association could still treat it as a partial success or a beginning. Step 4: Since the argument remains meaningful even if assumption 2 is false, it is not implicit either.

Verification / Alternative check:
Imagine a case where residents are very serious about cleanliness but already run their own cleaning drives, so they did not join this specific campaign. Also assume the association only wanted to raise awareness and did so, even with low participation. In this situation both assumptions are false, yet the original sentence about low response is still accurate. This confirms that neither assumption is built into the argument.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option A claims both assumptions are implicit, which would require the argument to depend on both lack of desire and failure of the association. Option C and option D each treat one of the assumptions as necessary, which is not the case. Option E suggests that exactly one of them must be implicit, but the argument does not rely on either assumption and is simply factual.

Common Pitfalls:
Learners often rush to blame residents or organisers when they see the phrase did not bring much response and wrongly treat such blame as hidden assumptions. However, assumption questions demand a stricter test: remove the alleged assumption and check if the original statement still makes sense.

Final Answer:
The correct conclusion is that neither assumption 1 nor assumption 2 is implicit in the given argument.