Question

In each question below a statement is given followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Last night thieves used gas cylinders and cutter machines to drill a hole in the wall of a vacant flat which shared a common wall with the shop

I. Last night there was a theft in either the shop or the flat.

II. The thieves have been caught red handed and the police has arrested them.

A if only I implicit. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B if only II implicit. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C if either I or II implicit. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D if neither I nor II implicit. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E if both I and II implicit. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

We can’t make out either they caught red handed or there have been a thefteither they caught red handed or there have been a theft.

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