Statement and conclusions MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

The statement says that India's economy depends mainly on forests. From this, it is reasonable to infer that trees should be preserved to support or improve the economy, so the second conclusion follows. The first conclusion goes too far by using the word only; the statement does not say that forest maintenance is the sole requirement for improving economic conditions. Therefore, the answer accepting only the second conclusion is correct. Accepting both conclusions, rejecting both, or accepting only the first conclusion misreads the logical force of the statement.

The statement links quality with cost and then says India is allocating large funds to education. From this, it is reasonable to infer that the quality of education may improve soon. The claim that only funding can enhance quality is too strong, because education quality also depends on teachers, administration, curriculum, accountability and use of funds. Therefore, the conclusion accepting only the likely improvement is sound, while the conclusions rejecting improvement, accepting funding alone, or accepting both conclusions go beyond the statement.