Anand must be a vegetarian because he is a Buddhist. The argument assumes that

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Q: 149 (IAS/2001)
Anand must be a vegetarian because he is a Buddhist. The argument assumes that

question_subject: 

Logic/Reasoning

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'vegetarian': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'most vegetarians': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'anand': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'vegetarians': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'most buddhists': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'buddhists': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'buddhist': [1, 1, 3, 2], 'argument': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

This question features an argument based on an assumption about a group, in this case Buddhists.

Option 1, "most Buddhists are vegetarians" could be the assumption made in the argument. However, the argument states `Anand must be a vegetarian because he is a Buddhist` which implies that being a Buddhist equates to being a vegetarian. A stronger assumption is given in option 2.

Option 2, "all Buddhists are vegetarians", matches the logic of the statement better because it suggests every Buddhist, including Anand, is a vegetarian. This is the assumption made in the argument and appears to be a more accurate answer.

Option 3, "only Buddhists are vegetarians", is incorrect as the argument doesn`t say that only Buddhists can be vegetarians.

Option 4, "most vegetarians are Buddhists", is not what the argument assumes. It`s about Anand being a vegetarian because he`s a Buddhist, not the other way round.

Alert - correct answer should be option 2: all Buddhists are vegetarians.