Statement: The increasing population of our nation will lead to depletion of many essential resources.
Conclusions:
I. Population of our nation can be controlled.
II. The nation will not be able to provide a decent living to its citizens.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Only conclusion II follows
A conclusion follows only if it can be drawn from what the statement itself says, without bringing in outside opinions.
I. Population of our nation can be controlled. Does not follow. The statement only says what a rising population will lead to; it says nothing about whether the rise can be controlled.
II. The nation will not be able to provide a decent living to its citizens. Follows. If many essential resources run short, there will not be enough of them for everyone, so a decent living for all the citizens cannot be provided. This is a direct result of what the statement says.