Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows:

Question

Read the following statement carefully and identify the conclusion that follows:

Statement: Traffic violations have decreased after the installation of speed cameras.

Conclusions :

I. Surveillance discourage rule-breaking.

II. People respect traffic rules voluntarily.

1. A. Only Conclusion I follows (Correct answer)
2. B. Only Conclusion II follows
3. C. Both I and II follow
4. D. Neither I nor II follows

Correct Answer

Option A — Only Conclusion I follows

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only Conclusion I follows.

Key Points

• Violations fell after speed cameras were installed.
• Conclusion I — surveillance discourages rule-breaking — is exactly the mechanism the statement describes: an external watchful eye changed behaviour.
• Conclusion II — people respect traffic rules voluntarily — contradicts the statement's own logic: if compliance were voluntary, the cameras would not have been the turning point.
• When a statement credits an external intervention, any conclusion claiming purely internal motivation is unsupported.