Question

Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.

Statement:

There is an advertisement of a pharma company in a newspaper - "Diabetes is cured in 6 months by taking one capsule every day after dinner."

Assumption:

I. Reader is interested in curing diabetes.

II. The company is a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

1. Neither I nor II is implicit.
2. Only II is implicit.
3. Only I is implicit.
4. Both I and II are implicit.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Both I and II are implicit.

• Since the advertisement is talking about curing diabetes, the readers of that advertisement must be interested in curing diabetes. So, assumption I is implicit.
• The advertisement is from a pharma company which is stating that their capsule can cure diabetes. A pharma or pharmaceutical company is one that manufactures medical products. Thus, conclusion II is also implicit.

Hence the correct answer is option 4.