Statement — If India aims to become an IT superpower over the next decade, it must acknowledge the need to produce a large pool of professionals.\nConclusions:\nI. India is already on the verge of becoming an IT superpower.\nII. India already has adequate IT professionals; to retain them, better rewards are needed to prevent migration.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
The statement frames a conditional national goal (“if India aims … over the next decade”) and specifies a prerequisite (produce a pool of professionals). We must test if either proposed conclusion is logically forced.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Goal: becoming an IT superpower in the future.
  • Requirement: acknowledging/producing a large talent pool.
  • No assertion of current status (“verge”) or current adequacy of professionals.


Concept / Approach:
Conclusion I (“already on the verge”) misreads a forward-looking aspiration as present attainment. Conclusion II asserts present adequacy and proposes retention incentives; the statement neither claims adequacy nor mentions migration. Therefore both are unsupported.


Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Parse the conditional: future aim → prerequisite action now.2) Identify what is not claimed: no current “verge” status; no adequacy count.3) Reject conclusions that add unstated facts.


Verification / Alternative check:
Even if India had abundant professionals, the statement would still call for producing a pool; adequacy is not the point being made.


Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Only I/Only II/Either/Both: import claims absent from the premise.


Common Pitfalls:
Turning a policy recommendation into an assertion of present reality.


Final Answer:
Neither I nor II follows.

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