Statement: Let us increase the taxes to cover the deficit.
From the given assumptions, choose the implicit ones.
Assumptions:
A. The present taxes are very low
B. Deficit in a budget is not desirable
C. Deficit in a budget is desirable
D. If the taxes are not increased, the deficit cannot be met
E. If the taxes are not decreased, the deficit cannot be met
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B and D only
An implicit assumption is something the speaker must take for granted for the statement to make sense. The speaker wants to raise taxes in order to cover the deficit.
A. The present taxes are very low Incorrect. Taxes can be raised whatever their present level; the proposal says nothing about how high they are now.
B. Deficit in a budget is not desirable Correct. One tries to cover a deficit only if one wants to be rid of it, so the speaker takes the deficit to be undesirable.
C. Deficit in a budget is desirable Incorrect. This is the opposite of B; nobody tries to cover something they think is desirable.
D. If the taxes are not increased, the deficit cannot be met Correct. The speaker proposes higher taxes as the way to meet the deficit, so the speaker takes it that without the increase the deficit would remain.
E. If the taxes are not decreased, the deficit cannot be met Incorrect. The proposal is to increase taxes, not to decrease them, so this runs against the statement.