Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : 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 extraordinary 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.

The correct answer is: C. Either I or II is implicit

The statement says that science is a sort of news agency that gives us reliable information. It also says that science should be read with as much interest as we read news.

Assumption I is that science encourages investigative spirit. This is not explicitly stated in the statement, but it is implied. The statement says that science is a sort of news agency, and that it gives us reliable information. This implies that science is based on evidence and investigation.

Assumption II is that people read news out of interest. This is also not explicitly stated in the statement, but it is implied. The statement says that science should be read with as much interest as we read news. This implies that people read news because they are interested in it.

Therefore, either assumption I or assumption II is implicit in the statement.