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RRB ALP CBT I 13 Aug 2018 Shift 1 Official Paper (Previous Year Paper)

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Stage I (CBT I) (75 questions)

1

The value of g on the moon is 1/6th of the value of g on the earth. If a man can jump 1.5 m high on the earth, on the moon, he can jump up to a height of:

  1. ((a))

    4.5 m

  2. ((b))

    9 m

  3. ((c))

    6 m

  4. ((d))

    7.5 m

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Answer: ((a))

4.5 m

2

The LCM of 48 and 54 is:

  1. ((a))

    6 × 8 × 9

  2. ((b))

    48 × 54

  3. ((c))

    6 × 2 × 9

  4. ((d))

    6 × 8 × 3

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Answer: ((a))

6 × 8 × 9

3

Select the figure which does NOT belong to the group.

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    1

  3. ((c))

    3

  4. ((d))

    2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4

4

In which of the following tissues are the cells living, elongated and irregularly thickened at the corners?

  1. ((a))

    Parenchyma

  2. ((b))

    Sclerenchyma

  3. ((c))

    Aerenchyma

  4. ((d))

    Collenchyma

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Answer: ((a))

Parenchyma

5

At 6% simple interest per annum a sum of money became Rs. 834 in 6126\frac{1}{2} years. The sum initially invested was:

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 600

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 626

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 675

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 650

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Answer: ((a))

Rs. 600

6

Complete the following.

XIGP : 172716 ∷ ZHEJ :

  1. ((a))

    191601

  2. ((b))

    191501

  3. ((c))

    191511

  4. ((d))

    191510

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Answer: ((a))

191601

7

Vishnu spends Rs. 5000 in buying 12 tables and some chairs. The cost of one table is Rs. 50 and that of one chair is Rs. 40. What is the ratio of the numbers of the chairs to the number of tables purchased?

  1. ((a))

    5 : 2

  2. ((b))

    55 : 6

  3. ((c))

    5 : 1

  4. ((d))

    55 : 4

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Answer: ((a))

5 : 2

8

Pipe A can empty a filled tank in 28 hours while Pipe B can fill the same tank, when empty, in 35 hours. If alternately Pipes A and B are turned on for an hour each time, starting when the tank is full, how long will it take to empty the tank?

  1. ((a))

    279 hours

  2. ((b))

    271 hours

  3. ((c))

    275 hours

  4. ((d))

    280 hours

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Answer: ((a))

279 hours

9

Which of the following physicists explained the existence of Buoyant force?

  1. ((a))

    Archimedes

  2. ((b))

    Blaise Pascal

  3. ((c))

    Charles Augustine de Coulomb

  4. ((d))

    Isaac Newton

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Answer: ((a))

Archimedes

10

Which of the following is a surface phenomenon?

  1. ((a))

    Boiling

  2. ((b))

    Melting

  3. ((c))

    Evaporation

  4. ((d))

    Freezing

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Answer: ((a))

Boiling

11

Select the number that does NOT belong in the following group.

71, 73, 77, 79

  1. ((a))

    79

  2. ((b))

    71

  3. ((c))

    73

  4. ((d))

    77

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Answer: ((a))

79

12

Select the figure that does NOT belong in the following group.

  1. ((a))

    A

  2. ((b))

    B

  3. ((c))

    C

  4. ((d))

    D

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Answer: ((a))

A

13

Which country hosted the Asian Women’s Boxing Championship in 2017 when India’s iconic boxer Mary Kom won gold?

  1. ((a))

    Vietnam

  2. ((b))

    China

  3. ((c))

    Indonesia

  4. ((d))

    Japan

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Vietnam

14

Which of the following type of medicines is used to treat indigestion?

  1. ((a))

    Sulpha drug

  2. ((b))

    Antihistamine

  3. ((c))

    Antibiotic

  4. ((d))

    Antacid

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Sulpha drug

15

In the given Venn diagram which letter represents all those who play Kabaddi as well as Football and also all the three games?

  1. ((a))

    S + V

  2. ((b))

    S + T

  3. ((c))

    Q + S

  4. ((d))

    S

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Answer: ((a))

S + V

16

Which famous cricketer co-owns the Pro-Kabaddi team from Tamil Nadu named ‘Tamil Thalaivas’?

  1. ((a))

    Sunil Gavaskar

  2. ((b))

    Ravi Shastri

  3. ((c))

    KrishnamachariSrikkanth

  4. ((d))

    Sachin Tendulkar

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Answer: ((a))

Sunil Gavaskar

17

India’s current finance minister Arun Jaitley is a Rajya Sabha member from which state?

  1. ((a))

    Uttar Pradesh

  2. ((b))

    Haryana

  3. ((c))

    Punjab

  4. ((d))

    Gujarat

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Uttar Pradesh

18

The difference between Peter and Preeti’s ages is 5 years. When they married each other 35 years ago, 4 times Peter’s age was the same as 5 times the age of Preeti’s. What is the current sum of their ages?

  1. ((a))

    105 years

  2. ((b))

    110 years

  3. ((c))

    115 years

  4. ((d))

    112 years

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Answer: ((a))

105 years

19

From the given four figures choose the correct water image of the below figure:

  1. ((a))

    B

  2. ((b))

    A

  3. ((c))

    C

  4. ((d))

    D

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Answer: ((a))

B

20

The given Problem Figure is embedded in one of the given Answer Figures. Which is that Answer Figure?

  1. ((a))

    C

  2. ((b))

    D

  3. ((c))

    B

  4. ((d))

    A

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

C

21

Select the related word from the given alternatives:

Wheel : Spokes ∷ Fan : ______

  1. ((a))

    Round

  2. ((b))

    Air

  3. ((c))

    Wings

  4. ((d))

    Motor

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Answer: ((a))

Round

22

Who is the first female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy in 2017?

  1. ((a))

    Tessy Thomas

  2. ((b))

    Zaira Wasim

  3. ((c))

    Shubhangi Swaroop

  4. ((d))

    Dipa Karmakar

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Tessy Thomas

23

The length of one side of a rhombus is 41 cm and its area is 720 cm2. What is the sum of the lengths of its diagonals?

  1. ((a))

    82 cm

  2. ((b))

    90 cm

  3. ((c))

    98 cm

  4. ((d))

    80 cm

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Answer: ((a))

82 cm

24

What does the kinetic energy of an object increase with?

  1. ((a))

    Friction

  2. ((b))

    Time

  3. ((c))

    Density

  4. ((d))

    Velocity

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Friction

25

Find the number which will complete the following series.

0, 1, 8, 27, ?

  1. ((a))

    25

  2. ((b))

    16

  3. ((c))

    125

  4. ((d))

    64

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25

26

If 493 ÷ 29 = 17, then 4.93 ÷ 0.0017 = ?

  1. ((a))

    290

  2. ((b))

    0.29

  3. ((c))

    2.9

  4. ((d))

    2900

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

290

27

Who wrote the book ‘Two Fates – The Story of My Divorce’, which is a parody of Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Two States – The Story of My Marriage’?

  1. ((a))

    Namita Gokhale

  2. ((b))

    Judy Balan

  3. ((c))

    Swati Kaushal

  4. ((d))

    Arundhati Roy

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Namita Gokhale

28

In a bag containing red, green and pink tokens, the ratio of red to green tokens was 5 : 12 while the ratio of pink to red tokens was 7 : 15. What was the ratio of green to pink tokens?

  1. ((a))

    25 : 28

  2. ((b))

    36 : 7

  3. ((c))

    28 : 25

  4. ((d))

    12 : 7

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

25 : 28

29

The gas evolved when sodium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid is ________.

  1. ((a))

    Hydrogen

  2. ((b))

    Chlorine

  3. ((c))

    Hydrogen Chloride

  4. ((d))

    Carbon dioxide

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Hydrogen

30

Number of σ and π bonds in benzene, respectively, is:

  1. ((a))

    12 and 3

  2. ((b))

    3 and 3

  3. ((c))

    6 and 3

  4. ((d))

    9 and 3

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12 and 3

31

The people of the Indus Valley Civilisation worshipped ________.

  1. ((a))

    Hanuman

  2. ((b))

    Kali

  3. ((c))

    Ayyappa

  4. ((d))

    Pashupati

  5. ((e))

    None of the above

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Hanuman

32

What is the type of asexual reproduction in Amoeba?

  1. ((a))

    Spore formation

  2. ((b))

    Binary fission

  3. ((c))

    Vegetative propagation

  4. ((d))

    Budding

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Spore formation

33

If in a certain code, GREEN is written as ITGGP, then how will PINK be written as in the same code?

  1. ((a))

    TUMJ

  2. ((b))

    KLON

  3. ((c))

    RKQS

  4. ((d))

    RKPM

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

TUMJ

34

The square root of 5329 is:

  1. ((a))

    97

  2. ((b))

    96

  3. ((c))

    94

  4. ((d))

    73

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

97

35

Find the smallest square number from among the given options, which is divisible by each of 8, 15 and 20.

  1. ((a))

    3600

  2. ((b))

    6400

  3. ((c))

    14400

  4. ((d))

    4900

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

3600

36

By what number should 102310\frac{2}{3} be divided to obtain 20?

  1. ((a))

    9/15

  2. ((b))

    7/15

  3. ((c))

    8/15

  4. ((d))

    6/15

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

9/15

37

SnCl2 + 2HgCl2 → Hg2Cl2 + SnCl4

In the given reaction:

  1. ((a))

    HgCl2 is oxidised

  2. ((b))

    SnCl2 is oxidised

  3. ((c))

    Hg2Cl2 is oxidised

  4. ((d))

    SnCl2 is reduced

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

HgCl2 is oxidised

38

What are the products formed during photosynthesis?

  1. ((a))

    Glucose, Water and Oxygen

  2. ((b))

    Glucose and Oxygen

  3. ((c))

    Starch and Oxygen

  4. ((d))

    Starch, Water and Oxygen

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Answer: ((a))

Glucose, Water and Oxygen

39

Two identical resistors, each of 10 Ω, are connected in parallel. This combination, in turn, is connected to a third resistor in series of 10 Ω. The equivalent resistance of the combination is ________.

  1. ((a))

    30 Ω

  2. ((b))

    5 Ω

  3. ((c))

    15 Ω

  4. ((d))

    10 Ω

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Answer: ((a))

30 Ω

40

If - means ÷, ÷ means +, × means – and + means ×, then determine the value of 35 – 7 × 14 ÷ 28.

  1. ((a))

    19

  2. ((b))

    24

  3. ((c))

    15

  4. ((d))

    20

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

19

41

The given graph shows the distribution of minerals in the human body.

Based on the given data, if a person has a total of 1000 IU of all the mentioned minerals in his body, what is the units of calcium distributed in his body?

  1. ((a))

    300 (IU)

  2. ((b))

    200 (IU)

  3. ((c))

    400 (IU)

  4. ((d))

    500 (IU)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

300 (IU)

42

Consider the given argument and decide which of the given assumption/s is/are implicit.

Argument:

Due to IT recession, many software engineers lost their job.

Assumptions:

  1. IT sector jobs are not secure.
  2. IT sector companies lay off software engineers quite often.
  1. ((a))

    Only assumption 1 is implicit.

  2. ((b))

    Only assumption 2 is implicit.

  3. ((c))

    Both 1 and 2 are implicit.

  4. ((d))

    Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Only assumption 1 is implicit.

43

Samit was given some money to take care of his travel during a 6-day sales drive he had to undertake. However, he had to increase his stay by another 4 days and as a result his average daily travel allowance went down by Rs. 56. What was the amount that was sanctioned to him in the beginning?

  1. ((a))

    Rs. 336

  2. ((b))

    Rs. 560

  3. ((c))

    Rs. 840

  4. ((d))

    Rs. 420

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Rs. 336

44

54% of 4000 is:

  1. ((a))

    2025

  2. ((b))

    2172

  3. ((c))

    2232

  4. ((d))

    2160

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

2025

45

Select the option that depicts the correct mirror image for the given word.

  1. ((a))

  2. ((b))

  3. ((c))

  4. ((d))

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

46

Two numbers are in the ratio of 15 : 11. If their H.C.F is 13, find the numbers.

  1. ((a))

    195, 143

  2. ((b))

    196, 143

  3. ((c))

    195, 141

  4. ((d))

    195, 142

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

195, 143

47

Consider the given question and decide which of the following statements is sufficient to answer the question.

How many cows in a herd are black?

Statements:

  1. There are in total 60 cows.
  2. 40% of them are black.
  1. ((a))

    Both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient.

  2. ((b))

    Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

  3. ((c))

    Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient, and additional data is needed to answer the question.

  4. ((d))

    Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Both statements taken together are sufficient to answer the question, but neither statement alone is sufficient.

48

The number of free electrons in the outermost shell of carbon atoms in diamond is:

  1. ((a))

    Zero

  2. ((b))

    Two

  3. ((c))

    Four

  4. ((d))

    Three

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Zero

49

13 years ago, Ram was twice as old as Sunny. Three years from now Sunny’s age will be 3/5 of Ram’s age. What is Ram’s current age?

  1. ((a))

    64 years

  2. ((b))

    72 years

  3. ((c))

    80 years

  4. ((d))

    77 years

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Answer: ((a))

64 years

50

If the power of a corrective lens in +2.0D, then it is a:

  1. ((a))

    Convex lens

  2. ((b))

    Concave lens

  3. ((c))

    Convex mirror

  4. ((d))

    Concave mirror

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Convex lens

51

Consider the argument and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit.

Argument:

Alexander the Great was mortal.

Assumption:

  1. Alexander the Great was human.
  2. Alexander the Great was Greek.
  1. ((a))

    Both 1 and 2 are implicit

  2. ((b))

    Only assumption 1 is implicit

  3. ((c))

    Only assumption 2 is implicit

  4. ((d))

    Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Both 1 and 2 are implicit

52

This pass is in the Zaskar range of Jammu & Kashmir. The road route from Srinagar to Leh goes through this pass. It has been created by the Indus River. Identify the pass.

  1. ((a))

    Zoji La Pass

  2. ((b))

    Mana Pass

  3. ((c))

    Niti Pass

  4. ((d))

    Rohtang Pass

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Zoji La Pass

53

A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m. It strikes the ground and rebounds up to a height of 2.5 m. During the collision, the per cent loss in the kinetic energy is:

  1. ((a))

    100%

  2. ((b))

    25%

  3. ((c))

    50%

  4. ((d))

    75%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

100%

54

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate option.

Wind energy is considered ________ efficient than solar energy.

  1. ((a))

    sometimes

  2. ((b))

    never

  3. ((c))

    more

  4. ((d))

    often

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

sometimes

55

Select the figure that does NOT belong in the following group.

  1. ((a))

    4

  2. ((b))

    3

  3. ((c))

    1

  4. ((d))

    2

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

4

56

Who among the following dedicated the Chenani-Nashri Tunnel – the longest road tunnel in India – to the nation in April 2017?

  1. ((a))

    Chandrababu Naidu

  2. ((b))

    Pranab Mukherjee

  3. ((c))

    Narendra Modi

  4. ((d))

    Omar Abdullah

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Chandrababu Naidu

57

The 2017 Brahmaputra Literary Festival was hosted by which city?

  1. ((a))

    Lucknow

  2. ((b))

    Kolkata

  3. ((c))

    Shillong

  4. ((d))

    Guwahati

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Lucknow

58

X walks 3 km towards west, and then turns and travels 4 km towards north. The shortest distance between the start and the end point of X’s journey is ______.

  1. ((a))

    7 km

  2. ((b))

    5 km

  3. ((c))

    6 km

  4. ((d))

    8 km

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

7 km

59

A train crosses a 375 m long platform in 27 seconds. How long was the train if it was travelling at the speed of 70 km/h?

  1. ((a))

    525 m

  2. ((b))

    140 m

  3. ((c))

    160 m

  4. ((d))

    150 m

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

525 m

60

Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?

  1. ((a))

    Radon

  2. ((b))

    Krypton

  3. ((c))

    Xenon

  4. ((d))

    Hydrogen

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Radon

61

A and B together can complete a task in 12 days. However, if A works alone, completes half the job and leaves and then B works alone and completes the rest of the work, it takes 25 days in all to complete the work. If B is more efficient than A, how many days would it have taken B to do the work by herself?

  1. ((a))

    18

  2. ((b))

    22

  3. ((c))

    20

  4. ((d))

    15

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

18

62

Which of the following is NOT a pollinating agent for cross pollination?

  1. ((a))

    Water

  2. ((b))

    Animals

  3. ((c))

    Wind

  4. ((d))

    Plants

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Water

63

The length of one side of a rhombus is 13 cm and one of the diagonals is 10 cm. What is the length of the other diagonal?

  1. ((a))

    24 cm

  2. ((b))

    23 cm

  3. ((c))

    25 cm

  4. ((d))

    22 cm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

24 cm

64

Who took over as the new chairman of the Tata Sons owned Vistara Airline in 2016? Prior to this, he was the Managing Director of Titan for a long time.

  1. ((a))

    Ramadurai

  2. ((b))

    Bhaskar Bhatt

  3. ((c))

    Cyrus Mistry

  4. ((d))

    N Chandrashekaran

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Ramadurai

65

Use each of the below figures only once and form three groups. The three groups so formed are:

  1. ((a))

    (1, 3, 5), (2, 7, 9), (6, 4, 8)

  2. ((b))

    (1, 3, 5), (2, 4, 8), (6, 7, 9)

  3. ((c))

    (1, 3, 5), (6, 4, 9), (2, 7, 8)

  4. ((d))

    (1, 3, 5), (2, 4, 9), (6, 7, 8)

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

(1, 3, 5), (2, 7, 9), (6, 4, 8)

66

Read the following statements and identify the logically correct conclusion from the given information.

Statement:

Time and tide wait for none.

Conclusions:

  1. Time is not in anyone’s control.
  2. One has to keep moving in life, forgetting the bad experiences of the past.
  1. ((a))

    Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow.

  2. ((b))

    Conclusion 2 follows.

  3. ((c))

    Neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.

  4. ((d))

    Conclusion 1 follows.

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Both conclusions 1 and 2 follow.

67

How many triangles are present in the below figure?

  1. ((a))

    6

  2. ((b))

    8

  3. ((c))

    9

  4. ((d))

    10

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

6

68

In the following series, one letter is missing as shown by the question mark (?) . Select the missing term from the given options.

Q, O, L, H, ?

  1. ((a))

    D

  2. ((b))

    A

  3. ((c))

    B

  4. ((d))

    C

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

D

69

Rathin is now 16 years old while his cousin is 7 years. After how many years will Rathin’s age be 1.5 times that of his cousin?

  1. ((a))

    12

  2. ((b))

    11

  3. ((c))

    9

  4. ((d))

    10

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

12

70

Which of the following is the third member of the Dobereiner triad, that also features Lithium and Sodium?

  1. ((a))

    Potassium

  2. ((b))

    Boron

  3. ((c))

    Barium

  4. ((d))

    Hydrogen

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Potassium

71

Insulators have resistivity of the order of ________.

  1. ((a))

    106Ωm to 108Ωm

  2. ((b))

    106Ωm to 107Ωm

  3. ((c))

    104Ωm to 107 Ωm

  4. ((d))

    104Ωm to 1016 Ωm

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

106Ωm to 108Ωm

72

In a test, the mean score of 10 boys in a class was 15 while the overall mean score of 25 students in the class was 16.2. What was the mean score of the girls?

  1. ((a))

    16.8

  2. ((b))

    17 

  3. ((c))

    16.5

  4. ((d))

    17.5

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

16.8

Direction: Read the given table and answer the following question.

Parties and Seats won
Serial numberPartySouthEastWestNorth
1A40373527
2B6267686
3C8371421
4D17311
73

In south, what is the percentage of seats won by party A (round to one decimal)?

  1. ((a))

    30%

  2. ((b))

    30.8%

  3. ((c))

    30.5%

  4. ((d))

    31%

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

30%

74

A curved mirror where the reflecting surface is curved inwards is called a ________.

  1. ((a))

    Concave mirror

  2. ((b))

    Plano-convex mirror

  3. ((c))

    Plane mirror

  4. ((d))

    Convex mirror

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Concave mirror

75

Argument:

Warning: Consumption of alcohol is injurious to health.

Assumptions:

  1. This warning is not required.
  2. Non-alcoholic people are healthy.
  1. ((a))

    Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit

  2. ((b))

    Only assumption 1 is implicit

  3. ((c))

    Only assumption 2 is implicit

  4. ((d))

    Both 1 and 2 are implicit

Show Answer
Answer: ((a))

Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit

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