Statement: Those hilly areas will be declared backward where forest area does not exist. Conclusions: I. Hilly forest areas are not backward. II. In backward areas hills are without forest. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Statement: Those hilly areas will be declared backward where forest area does not exist.
Conclusions:
I. Hilly forest areas are not backward.
II. In backward areas hills are without forest.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
C. Only conclusion II follows
D. Both conclusions I and II follow
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Conclusion I follows: if a hilly area lacks forest, it is declared backward; therefore, hilly areas with forest are not declared backward. Conclusion II does not follow because the statement only defines a condition for declaring backwardness, not that all backward areas are hilly and without forest.

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