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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.

Statement : There are no river sand quarries employing machines and sand extraction is done manually and transportation through carts.

I. The river sand quarries used to deploy machinery for sand extraction and for transportations.

II. The sand quarrying industry is hit because of the government directive to stop using machinery for sand extraction and transportation

Q: Statement : There are no river sand quarries employing machines and sand extraction is done manua

We can’t infer from assumption I if sand quarries used to deploy machinery earlier and we also don’t know if there was any government directive as stated in assumption II. Hence correct answer option is 4.

A if only I implicit.

B if only II implicit.

C if either I or II implicit.

D if neither I nor II implicit.

E if both I and II implicit.

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