Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, there is a statement followed by two conclusions. Statement: Without abundant rains, there will be a decline in the water level beneath the earth. This year, the rains were deficient. Conclusion: I. The water level must have declined. II. Millions of people were in trouble because of shortage of water.

  1. If only conclusion I follows.

  2. If only conclusion II follows.

  3. If conclusions I and II both follow.

  4. If neither I nor II follows.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

We cannot conclude either Conclusion I or Conclusion II since we cannot comment on the decline of water level. We do not know whether water level declines immediately, if the rains are deficient. Thus just because the rains were deficient in this year, we cannot conclude that the water level must have already fallen—for all you know, it could fall later. Similarly, conclusion II is not valid because we do not know anything about the trouble-deficient rain causes to millions of people. Hence, Option (4) is correct.