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Direction: In the following question, a statement is given followed by two assumptions/conclusions. You are to consider each statement and the assumptions that follow and decide whether the…

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Direction: In the following question, a statement is given followed by two assumptions/conclusions. You are to consider each statement and the assumptions that follow and decide whether the assumption is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement: A good system of education in a country is the flower of Economic development; it is also its seed.
Assumption: I. Economic development leads to educational development in a country.
II. Educational development leads to economic development in a country.
  1. Only I is implicit
  2. Only II is implicit
  3. Both I and II are implicit
  4. Neither I nor II is implicit

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - Both I and II are implicit
Calling education both the 'flower' (result) and the 'seed' (cause) of economic development assumes that development leads to education (I) and that education leads to development (II). Both are implicit.

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