Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows. Statement: Most farmers in the region depend on monsoon rains for irrigation. Conclusions: I. The region does not have proper irrigation infrastructure. II. A weak monsoon may reduce agricultural output.

Correct — B.
Rule: a conclusion must follow from the statement alone, with no cause or fact added.

II follows: if most farmers need monsoon rain to water their crops, a weak monsoon leaves most farms short of water. The word may keeps the claim within what the statement supports.

I does not follow: the statement says farmers depend on rain, not why. Poor infrastructure is one possible reason, but the statement never gives it.

Only II → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Only Conclusion I follows — Conclusion I guesses a cause the statement never gives. Farmers may rely on rain for many reasons, and this option also leaves out II, which does follow.
• (c)
  Both I and II follow — Both fails because I adds a reason, poor irrigation infrastructure, that the statement does not state. Only the consequence in II follows.
• (d)
  Neither I nor II follows — Neither misses II. If most farms depend on monsoon rain, a weak monsoon may cut output, and that hedged consequence follows directly.

In a statement-and-conclusion item, accept only what the statement forces. Ask two questions of each conclusion.

Is it a consequence of what is stated? II is: dependence on rain means less rain can mean a smaller harvest, and may keeps it modest. Does it add a cause the statement never gives? I does: the statement says farmers depend on rain, not why they do.

Key facts

• A conclusion must follow from the statement without outside facts.
• A hedged conclusion (may reduce) claims less than a definite one (will reduce), so it needs less support.
• A statement of dependence does not tell you the reason for that dependence.

Common traps

• Accepting Conclusion I because poor irrigation is a familiar real-world explanation
• Rejecting II because may sounds too uncertain to count as a conclusion

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