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Statement: The textbook variety of the profession and practice of democracy has not worked in countries like India where ground realities are different. Assumptions: I. Democracy is not suitable for poor countries. II. The ground realities of different countries differ from one another.

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 neither I nor II is implicit.

Explanation:

Here the assumption is: The method of governance of a country should be according to the ground realities of that country. Hence I is not implicit. II is not implicit because we don't know whether the speaker has other countries in mind.

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