Consider the given statements to be absolutely true and decide which of the conclusions can definitely be drawn. Statement 1: When water is cooled, it turns into ice. Statement 2: When water is heated, it turns into steam. Conclusion I: Water is a solid. Conclusion II: Water is a gas. Treat this as a logical reasoning question about conclusions, not a science question, and choose the option that correctly identifies which conclusion or conclusions follow from the statements.

Introduction / Context:
This question uses a simple science context about water changing into ice and steam, but the real focus is logical reasoning. You must decide which conclusion is forced by the given statements. The key is to recognise that the statements describe what happens to water under certain conditions, not what water always is in general.

Given Data / Assumptions:
Accept the following as true within the question.

• Statement 1: When water is cooled, it turns into ice.
• Statement 2: When water is heated, it turns into steam.
• Conclusion I: Water is a solid.
• Conclusion II: Water is a gas.
• We must assume nothing beyond the text of the statements.

Concept / Approach:
In statement and conclusion questions, we check whether a conclusion necessarily follows from the statements. A conclusion is valid only if it must be true every time the statements are true. If a conclusion is only sometimes true or could be false even though the statements hold, then it does not follow.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:
If both statements are accepted, water can exist as ice when cooled and as steam when heated. In normal situations, water can be in liquid form as well, although the question does not need that fact. What matters is that no conclusion about a single permanent state can be drawn solely from the given conditional statements.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option A (only conclusion I follows) and option B (only conclusion II follows) both treat one conditional outcome as the permanent nature of water, which is not justified. Option C (both conclusions follow) is even more extreme, since it tries to claim two mutually incompatible permanent states at once. None of these options respect the conditional structure of the given statements.

Common Pitfalls:
A frequent error is to convert “when X happens, Y results” into “Y is always true.” Logical reasoning questions often use simple scientific facts to tempt such overgeneralisation. You must pay attention to words like “when,” “if,” and other condition markers and avoid reading more than what is given.

Final Answer:
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is logically forced by the statements. Therefore, the correct answer is “Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.”