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

Question

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

Statement: Most farmers in the region depend on monsoon rains for irrigation.

Conclusions:

I. The region does not have proper irrigation infrastructure.

II. A weak monsoon may reduce agricultural output.

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

Correct Answer

Option B — Only Conclusion II follows

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only Conclusion II follows.

Key Points

• A conclusion follows only if it must be true given the statement — never merely if it sounds plausible.
• Conclusion II follows: if most farmers depend on monsoon rain, a weak monsoon must reduce output. That is a direct consequence.
• Conclusion I does not: depending on rain says nothing about whether irrigation infrastructure exists. Farmers may rely on rain by choice, cost or crop pattern.

Additional Information

• Conclusion I is an assumed cause. The statement reports a dependence; it does not explain why that dependence exists.
• Test each conclusion by asking whether the statement could be true while the conclusion is false. For I, easily — hence it does not follow.
• In India this distinction is real: roughly half of net sown area is unirrigated, but rain dependence also reflects cropping choices, not only missing infrastructure.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

निम्नलिखित कथन को ध्यान से पढ़ें और जो निष्कर्ष निकलता है उसकी पहचान करें।

कथन: क्षेत्र के अधिकांश किसान सिंचाई के लिए मानसून की बारिश पर निर्भर हैं।

निष्कर्ष:

I. क्षेत्र में उचित सिंचाई इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर नहीं है।

II. कमजोर मानसून कृषि उत्पादन को कम कर सकता है।

1. A. केवल निष्कर्ष I अनुसरण करता है
2. B. केवल निष्कर्ष II अनुसरण करता है
3. C. I और II दोनों अनुसरण करते हैं
4. D. न तो I और न ही II अनुसरण करता है