Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by three conclusions. Give answer : Statement : The employees association has appealed to the Managers of Company Z to introduce written examinations for clerical cadre recruitment to prevent selection of incompetent persons. Assumptions : I. So far the Company Z used to select candidates without conducting a written examination. II. A written examination can help to identify competent persons. III. At higher level, written examination may not be of much use.

The correct answer is: Only I and II are implicit.

The employees association has appealed to the Managers of Company Z to introduce written examinations for clerical cadre recruitment to prevent selection of incompetent persons. This means that the employees association believes that written examinations can help to identify competent persons. This is an implicit assumption in the statement.

The statement does not say anything about how Company Z used to select candidates in the past. So, we cannot say for sure whether or not Company Z used to select candidates without conducting a written examination. Therefore, assumption I is not implicit in the statement.

The statement also does not say anything about the level of the clerical cadre. So, we cannot say for sure whether or not written examination may not be of much use at higher level. Therefore, assumption III is also not implicit in the statement.

Therefore, the only implicit assumption in the statement is that written examinations can help to identify competent persons.