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Reasoning question from Sub Inspector exam, 2022 by JKSSB

Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the statement given below?
Statement: The dietician advised – “Eat healthy & avoid junk food to stay fit”

Assumption (I): Junk food isn’t healthy.
Assumption (II): Healthy food habits prevent a person from many diseases

Last updated Jun 23, 2026
Correct Answer: Option D — Both I & II are implicit
In logical reasoning, an assumption is something that is taken for granted or accepted as true by the speaker in order for their statement to make sense.

Logical Breakdown
Assumption (I): Junk food isn’t healthy.

Why it's implicit: The dietician contrasts "Eat healthy" with "avoid junk food." By telling someone to avoid junk food in order to "stay fit," the speaker is inherently assuming that junk food is the opposite of healthy and acts as an obstacle to fitness. If junk food were healthy, the advice to avoid it would be illogical.

Assumption (II): Healthy food habits prevent a person from many diseases.

Why it's implicit: The goal of the dietician's advice is to help the person "stay fit." Fitness and health are fundamentally linked to the prevention of diseases. Therefore, the advice is based on the underlying belief that eating healthy has a protective effect on one's physical condition (preventing disease).
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