Statement: Poverty is increasing because the people, who are deciding how to tackle it, know absolutely nothing about the poor. Courses of Action: The decision makers should go to the grass root levels. The decision makers should come from the poorer sections of the society. A new set of decision makers should replace the existing one.

Only I follows
Only II follows
Only either I or III follows
All follow

Correct Answer: Only I follows

Explanation:

The statement indirectly asserts that the decision makers can work effectively to eliminate poverty, only if they get to know the basic problems afflicting the poor people through interaction with them. So, only I follows.

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