**Statement:** Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information which is reliable to an extraordinarily high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read news.

**Assumptions:**
I. Science encourages investigative spirit.
II. People read news out of interest.

Which of the following assumptions is/are implicit in the above statement?

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**Statement:** Science is a sort of news agency comparable in principle to other news agencies. But this news agency gives us information which is reliable to an extraordinarily high degree due to elaborate techniques of verification and its capacity to survive centuries. So, science should be read with as much interest as we read news.

**Assumptions:**
I. Science encourages investigative spirit.
II. People read news out of interest.

Which of the following assumptions is/are implicit in the above statement?

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**Solution:**

1. The statement compares science to a news agency and emphasizes the reliability of scientific information due to its verification methods and longevity.

2. Assumption I states that science encourages an investigative spirit. However, the statement does not explicitly or implicitly mention anything about science promoting investigation or inquiry. It focuses on reliability and interest, not on the investigative nature.

3. Assumption II suggests that people read news out of interest. The statement says science should be read with as much interest as news, but it does not explicitly assume that people read news because of interest; it only implies that news is read and that science deserves similar attention.

4. Since neither assumption is clearly supported or required by the statement, both cannot be considered implicit.

**Answer:** If neither I nor II is implicit

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