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Statement Store eatables in the deep freeze in order to preserve these for a long time. Assumptions I. Food material remains eatable even after deep freezing of a long time. II. It is not possible to store any eatable at room temperature even of a shorter period of time.

if only Assumption I is implicit
if only Assumption II is implicit
if either Assumption I or II is implit
if neither Assumption I nor II is implicit

Correct Answer: if only Assumption I is implicit

Explanation:

Assumption I must be valid because only then does the storage make sense. Further, the statement has nothing to do with ''a shorter period of time''. Hence, Assumption II is invalid.

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