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Statement: The Government announced a heavy compensation package for all the victims of the terrorist attacks. Assumption: I. Such incident of terror may not occur in near future. II. Compensation may mitigate anger among the citizens against the current government.

if only assumption I is implicit.
if only assumption II is implicit.
if either assumption I or II is implicit.
if neither assumption I nor II is implicit.

Correct Answer: if only assumption II is implicit.

Explanation:

Compensation is a way of sympathising with the victims, not a different to terrorism. Hence II is implicit but I is not.

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