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Statement: in the State of Zuminisia, People Prefer to Travel by X Airlin E Instead of Y Airline, as X Airline Has Advanced German Security Sys Tem and 99% on Time Operations.

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Read the following information carefully and choose the most appropriate option:

In the question, there is a statement and two assumptions numbered as I and II. Read the statement and find which of the given assumptions is implicit:

Statement: In the State of Zuminisia, people prefer to travel by X airline instead of Y airline, as X airline has advanced German security system and 99% on-time operations.

Assumptions:
I. Airline X with advanced German security system and record on-time operation is perceived better than airline Y.
II. Had advanced German security system and on-time performance record of Y airline been implemented, it would have been preferred over airline X.

Options

  • Neither assumption I nor Assumption II is implicit.

  • Assumption II is implicit.

  • Assumption I is implicit.

  • Both Assumption I and Assumption II are implicit.

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Solution

Assumption I is implicit

Explanation:

It is clear from assumption I that people prefer to travel by X airline. There may be some factors that will make airline X more preferable than airline

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