Statement: Of the ten fishermen caught in the seastorm, nine managed to return to the shore. Parveen has not yet “returned after four days.

Conclusions I: Parveen got killed in the storm.

                    II: Parveen has survived the storm.

In the following question, each question has a statement followed by two conclusion. Taking the statement to be true, decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statement. Indicate your answeras A if only | follows; B if only II follows; C if either I or II follows; D if neither nor II follows; and E if both 1 and II follow.

Statements: Now you don’t need an import license to own a VCR.

Conclusions:
I. VCRs are now manufactured indigenously.
II. VCRs are now freely permitted to be imported.

Statements: Although the education system has progressed from the point of view of the number of schools, most of them are ill-equipped and have not achieved excellence in imparting education.  

Conclusions I: In future, we should provide good teachers and equipment to these schools.

                     II: We need not open any more schools in the future.

Statements: Nation 'X' faced growing international opposition for its decision to explode eight nuclear weapons at its test site.

Conclusions I: The citizens of the nation favoured the decision.

                    II: Some powerful countries do not want other nations to become as powerful as they are.

In the question given below, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: State government has agreed in principle to sanction more posts of primary school teachers in rural and urban areas to reduce the teacher—student ratio.

Conclusions
I: The student-teacher ratio in urban areas is higher than that of rural areas.
II: The student-teacher ratio in rural areas is higher than that of urban areas.

Statements: In India, more emphasis should be placed on areas such as agriculture, engineering, and technology instead of basic and pure sciences.

Conclusions I: India has achieved sufficient progress in basic and pure sciences.

                    II: In the past, the productivity factor in our economy was neglected.

Statements: Multinational fast food chains have reached India with great difficulty, but the farmers’ associations are not ready to accept them.

Conclusions I: Farmers’ associations are opposing modernisation 

                    II: Farmers’ associations do not wish to enter into competition with the multinationals.
 

Statements: A large majority of the work force in India is unorganised. Most of them earn either the minimum or uncertain wages while others are engaged in sundry jobs.

Conclusions I: The workers in the organised sector get better facilities and stay longer in their jobs.

                    II: Some workers in the unorganised sector of the work force have a regular and fixed income.

Statements: Company X has a record of manufacturing cameras of quality and the latest design so that you do not spoil even a single shot irrespective of the weather conditions.

Conclusions I: No other company except X is reputed in the camera industry.

                    II: Anyone can take an acceptable shot with camera X.