Statement (I): Patient's condition would improve after operation
Assumptions:
(I) The patient can be operated upon in this condition.
(II) The patient can not be operated upon in this condition.
Read the statement & assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → If only I is implicit
An assumption is something the speaker takes for granted without saying it. Someone who says the patient’s condition would improve after an operation must believe that the operation can actually be done.
Assumption I (The patient can be operated upon in this condition) is implicit: the statement about improving after the operation makes sense only if the operation is possible.
Assumption II (The patient can not be operated upon in this condition) is not implicit: it contradicts the statement, which expects the operation to take place.