XAT 2012 — VARC Question 3
“It was AC Milan’s success in Europe in the sixties that introduced the ‘libero’ as the Italian default and, a quarter of a century later, it was AC Milan’s success in Europe that killed it off.”
Which of the following was not implied in the above sentence?
Answer & solution
- A
AC Milan was successful in Europe in the sixties with the help of a ‘libero’
- B
AC Milan was successful in Europe in the late eighties without a ‘libero’
- C
The ‘libero’ was an Italian default for almost a quarter of a century.
AC Milan was not successful in Europe for almost a quarter of a century.
- E
The Italians seldom used a ‘libero’ since late eighties.
All the sentences can be implied except option 4. The sentence indicates that “libero” was introduced in the 60s, as an Italian default, as a result of AC Milan’s success and it was their success that killed the “libero” a quarter of a century later. Option 4 interprets this wrongly and says that AC Milan’s success was killed for almost a quarter of a century.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.