Directions for : Read the following paragraph:
(I) The clarity of the stone is determined by its lack of carbon spots, surface flaws and blemishes.
(II) While these are hardly seen with naked eyes, it affects diamond’s brilliance.
(III) The most commonly found quality of diamond is VVSI (very very slightly imperfect), flawless as one can find.
(IV) The quality goes on improving in VVSI, VVS2, and so on.
To which statement about brilliance of diamond will author probably agree.
Explanation
The correct option is (b) II.
Detailed Solution
To determine which statement the author would agree with regarding the brilliance of a diamond, let's analyze the passage statements specifically looking for the keyword "brilliance":
Statement (I) defines what determines the clarity of the stone (carbon spots, surface flaws and blemishes).
Statement (II) explicitly addresses how these flaws relate to brilliance, stating:
"While these are hardly seen with naked eyes, it affects diamond’s brilliance."
Statement (III) and Statement (IV) discuss the grading classifications (VVSI, VVS2) and general quality progression, but they do not mention brilliance directly.
Conclusion
Since Statement (II) is the only statement in the entire passage that discusses or makes a claim about the brilliance of a diamond, the author explicitly agrees with the fact that imperceptible surface flaws still affect a diamond's brilliance.
