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Statement If farmers want to improve their yield, they must use organic fertilizers in place of chemical fertilizers Assumptions I. Chemical fertilizer have certain ill effects on health. II. Chemical fertilizers do not produce as much yield as the organic fertilizers.

if only Assumption I is implicit
if only Assumption II is implicit
if either Assumption I or II is implit
if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit

Correct Answer: if only Assumption II is implicit

Explanation:

Assumption I is invalid as the given statement does not focus on health. The sentence 'if farmers want to improve their yield' proves that Assumption II is hidden in the given statement because the word 'improve' itself hints towards the increase of production. Hence, Assumption II implicit.

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