Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: If only Conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Introduction / Context:
The statement identifies unemployment as one of the principal contributors to poverty. We must infer what necessarily follows from this causal framing.
Given Data / Assumptions:
Concept / Approach:
If X is one of the main reasons for Y, then addressing X is a necessary component of any serious strategy to end Y (even if not sufficient by itself). By contrast, claiming that “all people are unemployed” grossly overgeneralizes beyond the premise.
Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Conclusion I: Since unemployment is a main driver of poverty, generating jobs is required to tackle poverty. This is a necessary (though not necessarily sufficient) inference → follows.2) Conclusion II: “All people are unemployed” contradicts common sense and is not implied by “one of the main reasons.” → does not follow.
Verification / Alternative check:
Even if other measures (education, healthcare, price stability) are also needed, removing a main cause is still required to end the effect—thus I stands.
Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Only II: baseless. Either: wrongly admits II. Neither: ignores the necessity of employment creation implied by the premise.
Common Pitfalls:
Confusing “necessary” with “sufficient”; assuming the statement denies other causes.
Final Answer:
If only Conclusion I follows
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