Logical Reasoning - Statement and Assumption - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Statement and Assumption - Section 2 (Q.No. 11)
Directions to Solve

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer

  • (A) If only assumption I is implicit
  • (B) If only assumption II is implicit
  • (C) If either I or II is implicit
  • (D) If neither I nor II is implicit
  • (E) If both I and II are implicit.


11.

Statement: "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plot of land.

Assumptions:

  1. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass.
  2. The people are scared of prosecution.

Only assumption I is implicit
Only assumption II is implicit
Either I or II is implicit
Neither I nor II is implicit
Both I and II are implicit
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Any notice is displayed assuming that people will read the notice and also follow the content of the notice. So, I is implicit. Besides, the notice threatens any trespassers to be prosecuted. So, II is also implicit.
Discussion:
4 comments Page 1 of 1.

Nilesh said:   2 years ago
I think Only 1 is implicit.

Pravin said:   5 years ago
Yeah, only 1 is implicit.

Nitin said:   1 decade ago
Nothing is told about nature of human. So Only 1 is implicit.

Pranav Kumar Pahak said:   1 decade ago
Does the setence tell people are scared of prosecution ?

The sentence just tells about the notice displayed.

So how could the second option be implicit?

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