Statement–Courses of Action (duty-free technology parks for foreign hardware manufacturing): Duty-free technology parks for foreign firms to manufacture electronic hardware are proposed across the country; decide which course(s) follow—(I) implement promptly to boost exports and foreign exchange, (II) do not implement because it will hinder indigenous production—based solely on what is stated.
Verbal Reasoning
Course of Action
Difficulty: Medium
Choose an option
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AOnly I follows
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BOnly II follows
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CEither I or II follows
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DNeither I nor II follows
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EBoth I and II follow
Answer
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation
Given data
- Proposal: Establish duty-free tech parks for foreign firms to manufacture electronic hardware.
- Course I: Implement to augment forex via exports.
- Course II: Do not implement since it may hinder indigenous production.
Concept / ApproachA course follows if it reasonably operationalises the proposal's stated objective; speculative harms not mentioned do not negate it.
Step-by-step evaluationStep 1: The proposal aims at hardware manufacturing; exports reasonably improve forex—so I follows.Step 2: II introduces an unstated negative effect (hindering domestic production) without evidence; it does not follow from the statement.
Verification / AlternativeSafeguards for domestic industry can coexist with parks; their mere proposal doesn't imply harm.
Common pitfalls
- Rejecting proposals based on conjectural downsides absent in the statement.
Final AnswerOnly I follows.