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Statement: Smoking cannabis, a drug made from hemp plant, causes illness similar to smoking cigarettes, such as heart disease and cancer, but is far more dangerous than tobacco for mental health. Conclusions : I. Increase in cannabis smoking could lead to a surge in mental illness. II. Cannabis has effected on the body equal to that of cigarettes and worse on the mind.

if only conclusion I follows
if only conclusion II follows
if either I or II follows
if neither I nor II follows, and

Correct Answer: if only conclusion I follows

Explanation:

I is obvious from the statement. But the words ' equal effected' used in conclusion II can't be correlated with the statement. Hence, conclusion II does not follow.

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