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Statement: ''A five per cent increase in freight and passenger fares will yield only Rs 500 cr in the remaining part of the current financial year.''___The railway minister Conclusions : I. At least ten per cent increase was being expected . II. The railway minister is a rich man.

if only conclusion I follows
if only conclusion II follows
if either I or II follows
if neither I nor II follows, and

Correct Answer:

Explanation:

The word only suggests that 5% is inadequate. But we are not told what the adequate level is. So I does not follow. II cannot be ascertained because when a railway minister talk of public funds, it is not on the basis of his private property. Even a poor man can deal with large public funds.

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