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Statement: Fifty years after Independence, twice as many girls die before the age of five compared to boys, 40% of India's women are literate compared to 64% of males, and 43% of Indian girls attend primary schools compared to 62% of boys. Conclusions: I. Worsening environmental conditions and the absence of basic services deprive women of access to healthy and productive life. II. In India women as a class are the single largest section living in absolute poverty.

Correct Answer: if neither I nor II follows, and

Explanation:

I does not follow because the statement does not say about the reasons behind women's backwardness. Now see the word 'poverty' used in conclusion II. it can't be correlated with the statement. Hence, conclusion II does not follow.


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