chetan2u wrote:
Recently the museums in Cremia were in news when one of the most visited and flourishing museums of Cremia was found to be using fake paintings of renowned artists. It was found in an investigation later that many of the museums resort to displaying fake paintings in order to generate revenues. The investigating officer concluded that this could stop if the public did not visit such museums.
What is the assumption that the officer makes for the conclusion to be true?
(1) Museums resort to such tactics to generate revenues.
(2) The Administration does not have any mechanism to stop museums from displaying such fake paintings.
(3) The people visiting these museums can find whether a museum displays fake paintings or not.
(4) Not all museums resort to displaying fake paintings to generate revenue.
(5) The museums will keep indulging in these malpractices if people do not stop visiting them.
OA and OE after few discussions
Conclusion- if people stop visiting the museums, the practice of displaying fake paintings will stop.
The practice is their because it generates revenue.
There are few assumptions:-
1) Due to the news, people will stop visiting the museums, leading to loss of revenues and eventually stopping the practice.
2) If some practice generates revenues, the practice is used.
3) If practice stops generating revenues, it will force museums to take off the paintings.
(1) Museums resort to such tactics to generate revenues.
How will the practice stop is our concern(2) The Administration does not have any mechanism to stop museums from displaying such fake paintings.
We are looking for the assumption that says due to public not visiting the museums, museums stop displaying fake pieces(3) The people visiting these museums can find whether a museum displays fake paintings or not.
does it mean that is people can find the reality, they will stop visiting museums? (4) Not all museums resort to displaying fake paintings to generate revenue.
This is an assumption, But does not help in reaching the conclusion. (5) The museums will keep indulging in these malpractices if people do not stop visiting them.
Correct choice. if people keep visiting, revenue will keep generating. And revenue is the reason that museums keep fake pieces. If we negate the choice.
The museums will keep indulging in these malpractices if people stop visiting them. It attacks the conclusion saying it doesn't matter if people stop visiting the museums; the malpractices will still be there
IMHO, answer should be E
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