Given below is a statement followed by three assumptions made from it. Which assumptions are implicit in the context of the given statement? Select the correct answer from the code given below. Statement: ‘Smoking is injurious to health’. – A warning printed on the cigarette packets. Assumptions: (a) People read printed matter on a cigarette packet. (b) People make careful note of a warning. (c) Non-smoking promotes health. Correct Answer Only (a) and (b) Implicit means 'implied indirectly'. In order to find the correct set of assumptions/assumptions let's deal with each of them separately and see whether they are implicit or not in the context to the given question. A- People read printed matter on a cigarette packet: If the warning is printed on a packet of cigarettes then it is meant to be read by the consumer. It is being printed so that whosoever is using the product must read it before using it. Thus when the maker of cigarettes prints a warning ‘Smoking is injurious to health’, he indirectly assumes that people will read the printed matter on a cigarette packet and will avoid smoking. B- People make careful note of a warning: If the warning is written on the packet then it is printed to make people read. And the one who is buying that packet of cigarettes would read the warning and after reading the warning he/she may make a careful note about it. Here, the producer is warning to the people who know smoking is injurious to health but are ignorant about it; and making aware of the fact that smoking cause injury to the health to all who are unaware of the fact. Thus, again the maker of cigarette indirectly points out to the user that they should make a note of the warning when he prints a warning ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ C- Non- Smoking promotes health: This statement is not implicit in the context of the given statement as smoking is injurious to health but no-smoking does not promote health in general (it is not vice-versa). In the statement ‘Smoking is injurious to health’, the maker of the cigarette is not implying anything about the advantages of non-smoking but is implying the disadvantages of smoking. Hence, it is not implicit in the statement. Therefore, only statements (a) and (b) are implicit in the context of the given statement.