{"id":52699,"date":"2024-04-15T23:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=52699"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:43:08","slug":"directions-in-each-of-the-following-questions-a-statement-is-given-followed-by-two-conclusions-give-answer-statement-today-i-must-satisfy-myself-only-by-looking-at-a-pink-headed-duck-in-an-enc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/directions-in-each-of-the-following-questions-a-statement-is-given-followed-by-two-conclusions-give-answer-statement-today-i-must-satisfy-myself-only-by-looking-at-a-pink-headed-duck-in-an-enc\/","title":{"rendered":"Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer : Statement : Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopedia. Assumptions : I. Pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now. II. People refer to encyclopedia to know only about things which do not exist now."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a977bd64bd1d\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Only assumption I is implicit                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Only assumption II is implicit                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Either I or II is implicit                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Neither I nor II is implicit E. 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Either I or II is implicit.<\/p>\n<p>The statement &#8220;Today I must satisfy myself only by looking at a pink headed duck in an encyclopedia&#8221; does not provide enough information to determine whether or not assumption I is implicit. It is possible that pink headed ducks are as good as extinct now, but it is also possible that they are still in existence but the speaker is unable to see them for some other reason. Similarly, the statement does not provide enough information to determine whether or not assumption II is implicit. 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