Assumptions concerning legal remedy: The advice "Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay your Provident Fund (PF) contribution?"—identify which assumptions are implicit (I: Courts can intervene in employer–employee disputes; II: Employers are obligated to pay PF contribution).
Verbal Reasoning
Statement and Assumption
Difficulty: Medium
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: Both I and II are implicit
Explanation
Given data
- Advice: Seek court action if PF is not paid by the employer.
- Assumption I: Courts have jurisdiction/authority to resolve such disputes.
- Assumption II: Paying PF is a legal obligation of the employer.
Concept/ApproachAdvice to litigate presumes both the existence of a legal duty violated and an available forum empowered to enforce it.
Step-by-step reasoning1) Without court power (I), the advice is pointless.2) Without an underlying obligation (II), there is no cause of action worth taking to court.Thus both assumptions must hold.
Verification/AlternativeNegating either I or II invalidates the usefulness of the advice.
Common pitfalls
- Assuming litigation is merely about grievance rather than enforceable rights and competent forums.
Final AnswerBoth I and II are implicit.