Statement: It is faster to travel by air to Pune from Lucknow.
Assumptions:
(I) Pune and Lucknow are connected by air.
(II) There are no other means of transport available to Pune from Lucknow.
Read the statement and assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Only (I) is implicit.
An assumption is implicit when the statement cannot be made without taking it for granted.
Assumption (I) (Pune and Lucknow are connected by air) is implicit: one can say that travelling by air between the two cities is faster only if such travel is possible.
Assumption (II) (no other means of transport) is not implicit: the word “faster” compares air travel with other ways of going, such as rail or road, so the statement assumes that other means do exist.