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by ska7945 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:10 pm
In Teruvia, the quantity of rice produced per year is currently just large enough to satisfy domestic demand. Teruvia’s total rice acreage will not be expanded in the foreseeable future, nor will rice yields per acre increase appreciably. Teruvia’s population, however, will be increasing significantly for years to come. Clearly, therefore, Teruvia will soon have to begin importing rice.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

A. No pronounced trend of decreasing per capita demand for rice is imminent in Teruvia.
B. Not all of the acreage in Teruvia currently planted with rice is well suited to the cultivation of rice.
C. None of the strains of rice grown in Teruvia are exceptionally high-yielding.
D. There are no populated regions in Teruvia in which the population will not increase.
E. There are no major crops other than rice for which domestic production and domestic demand are currently in balance in Teruvia.
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by Mani_mba » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:43 pm
IMO A.

If decreasing per capita demand for rice is imminent, then Teruvia need not import rice to meet its demands.

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by raunekk » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:48 pm
imo:A

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by pbanavara » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:32 am
The answer is B : Why ? because that's the only option that supports the conclusion : "Rice has to be imported". It doesn't state that Rice has to be imported only because of population increase. Option B is the assumption on which the conclusion can be based.

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by stop@800 » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:16 pm
I agree that not all the acreage is well suited but whatever is useful now will continue to remain useful
so has nothing to do with an assumption.

IMO A clearly gives the assumption.

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by codesnooker » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:41 pm
IMO (A)

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by Bidisha800 » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:51 pm
No brainer (A)

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:23 am
clearly A.

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by kuroneko1313 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:23 am
I vote for A.
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by gmatmachoman » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:20 am
mY Answer is {A}

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by aj5105 » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:54 pm
picked A.

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by kris77 » Thu May 12, 2016 12:47 pm
I still feel A should be the answer.

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by khanshainur » Thu May 12, 2016 1:00 pm
Answer A seems to be logical one out of other answer choices