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In the following question a statement is given followed by three statements numbered as I, II and III. You have to read all three statements and decide which of them strengthens or weakens the statement.
Statement: Among the governments, there is a strong policy emphasis on improving living conditions in urban areas as more and more people are looking to migrate to semi-urban or rural areas. People are willing to compromise on their standard of living in order to live in a healthier/pollution free environment.
(I) Cities are economically vibrant spaces around the world and drawing a large number of rural migrants looking for better prospects. This is a sustained trend, particularly in developing countries now a day.
(II) A fresh look at urban governance is necessary as migration from rural areas picks up pace.
(III) The rate of migration has shown a consecutive decline in the last three Censuses. It was possible that this slow-down signalled the worsening conditions in urban slums, where most of the rural immigrants were concentrated.

  • 1
    Only statement (I) strengthen but statement (II) and (III) is the neutral statement.
  • 2
    Both statement (I) and statement (III) strengthen the given statement but statement (II) is neutral statement.
  • 3
    Both statement (I) and statement (II) are neutral statements and statement (III) strengthen the statement.
  • 4
    Both statement (I) and (II) weakens but statement (III) strengthen the given statement.
  • 5
    All statement (I), (III) and statement (II) weaken the given statement.
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Answer : 4. "Both statement (I) and (II) weakens but statement (III) strengthen the given statement."

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