Statement: Our urban young are less at ease with their own language than with English ! Assumptions: I. One feels most comfortable with one's mothertongue. II. English language books sell more than their vernacular counterparts.

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

Correct Answer: if only assumption I is implicit.

Explanation:

Note the exclamation mark(!). Which implies that the phenomenon is surprising . Hence I is implicit. II is a conclusion, not an assumption.

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