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Que. Statement: "Private property, trespassers will be prosecuted" - A notice on a plot of land.
Assumptions:

I. The passerby may read the notice and may not trespass.
II. The people are scared of prosecution.
a. Only assumption I is implicit
b. Only assumption II is implicit
c. Either I or II is implicit
d. Both I and II are implicit
Correct Answer:Both I and II are implicit
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