[Solved] Statement: "The municipal body should repair potholes before the rainy season."Assumptions:1️⃣ Potholes will definitely cause road collapse during rains.... | Reasoning Ability

Reasoning Ability - Statement & Assumption

Statement: "The municipal body should repair potholes before the rainy season."
Assumptions:
1️⃣ Potholes will definitely cause road collapse during rains.
2️⃣ It is impossible to mend potholes once the rains begin.
Which assumption(s) is/are implicit?

AOnly 1

BOnly 2

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1: Understand the preventive suggestion
The advice urges timely repairs to avoid worsening conditions in the rainy season.
Step 2: Test the extreme assumptions
Assumption 1 (potholes will definitely cause road collapse) is extreme and not implied — the statement suggests problems may worsen, not inevitable collapse. Assumption 2 (impossibility of repair after rains begin) is also an extreme claim and not implied; repairs may be harder or less effective, but not impossible. Therefore neither extreme assumption is implicit.
Final Answer:
Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit. → Option D
Quick Check:
Preventive timing implies risk of worsening, not certainty of collapse or absolute impossibility later ✅

Quick Trick: Distinguish moderate preventive logic from absolute/extreme claims — extremes are rarely implicit.

Common Mistakes:

Reading urgency as proof of inevitability.

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