Question

Given below is a statement and two assumptions. These assumptions may or may not be implicit in the statement. Statement: Nobody can predict as to how long our country will take to contain unfortunate and disastrous terrorist activities.
Assumption A: It is impossible to put an end to terrorist activities.
Assumption B: Efforts to control the terrorist activities are on.
Determine whether one or both assumptions are implicit in the given statement.

• A. Only Assumption A is implicit
• B. Only Assumption B is implicit
• C. Neither Assumption A nor Assumption B are implicit
• D. Both Assumption A and Assumption B are implicit
• E. Either Assumption A or Assumption B is implicit

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We need to determine what the speaker must be taking for granted when making the statement about the duration of containing terrorism.
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:

Analyzing Assumption A: The statement says it's hard to predict how long it will take to contain terrorism. This implies that containment is expected to happen eventually, just the timeline is uncertain. It does not imply that ending it is "impossible." Therefore, Assumption A is not implicit; it is an extreme and pessimistic extrapolation.

Analyzing Assumption B: If someone discusses the time required to "contain" an activity, it presupposes that an active effort to contain that activity is already underway. You cannot talk about the time needed for a process unless that process is being attempted. Thus, Assumption B is implicit.

Step 3: Final Answer:
Assumption B is a necessary premise for the statement to make sense, while Assumption A contradicts the implication that containment is possible. Option (B) is the correct choice.