Statement:
European economy is dependent mainly on forests.
Conclusions:
(I) Europe wants only maintenance of forests to improve economic conditions.
(II) Trees should be preserved to improve the Europe economy.
Which conclusion will follow on the basis of given statement?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Only Conclusion II follow
A conclusion follows only if it is a direct result of the statement, taking the statement as true; a conclusion that adds a condition the statement does not give does not follow.
(I) Europe wants only maintenance of forests to improve economic conditions. Does not follow. The statement says the economy depends mainly on forests; it says nothing about what Europe wants, and the word ‘only’ rules out every other way of improving the economy, which the statement does not do.
(II) Trees should be preserved to improve the Europe economy. Follows. If the economy rests mainly on forests, losing the trees would harm it, so preserving them is the natural course for its good.