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Statement: As computers find new markets in middle-class Indian homes and the small office-home office (SOHO) segment, pirated software are invading PCs as never before. Conclusions : I. Big offices and rich men rarely use pirated software. II. Original software is very costly in comparison to the pirated one.

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:

Pirated software has been specifically linked to the not-so-rich. Hence I follows. And what can be the reason for distinction between the rich and the not-so-rich ? Cost seems to be the distinguisting factor.Hence II follows.

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