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Statements: In India, more emphasis should be placed on areas such as agriculture, engineering and technology instead of basic and pure sciences. Conclusions: India has achieved sufficient progress in basic and pure sciences. In the past, the productivity factor in our economy was neglected.

Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows
Both I and II follow

Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

That more emphasis should be laid on productivity areas instead of sciences does not mean that the country has achieved sufficient progress in sciences. But it implies that productivity factor was previously being neglected. So, II follows while I does not.

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