Question: In each question given below, a statement is followed by three courses of action numbered 1, 2 and 3. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the three suggested courses of action logically follow(s).
Statement:
School dropout rate is very high in the rural areas as children support their parents in income earning activities.
Courses of action:
Option 1 has to follow as parents make decisions about their children’s schooling. Once they realize the importance of primary education, they will encourage their children.
Option 2 is a direct solution to the problem of poverty in rural areas. Since parents need their children to work to earn extra income, substituting child labour with a decent compensation will encourage parents to educate their children.
Statement 3 brings ‘law’ in the picture. Once primary education is made compulsory and child labour is banned, even rigid parents will have to agree to educate their children
Hence, option (d).