Statement: Please do not use lift while going down - an instruction on the top floor of a five-storey building. Assumptions: While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load. Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Assumption
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AOnly assumption I is implicit
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BOnly assumption II is implicit
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CEither I or II is implicit
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DNeither I nor II is implicit
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EBoth I and II are implicit
Answer
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II is implicit
Explanation
Given data
- Instruction: Please do not use lift while going down (posted on top floor).
- Assumption I: While going down, the lift is unable to carry any load.
- Assumption II: Provision of lift is a matter of facility and not of right.
Concept/Approach
An instruction can be motivated by efficiency/safety without presuming inability or legal philosophy about rights.
Step-by-step reasoningThe lift may be able to carry load; the request could be to save power/time or reduce wear ⇒ I not necessary.The notice does not hinge on whether lift use is a 'right' or a 'facility' ⇒ II not necessary.
Verification/Alternative
The message is an advisory restriction; it functions regardless of load capability or legal framing.
Common pitfalls
- Inferring technical incapacity from a behavioral instruction.
- Importing legal/rights assumptions not referenced by the text.
Final AnswerNeither I nor II is implicit.