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Read the following passage carefully:

In 2024, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the Unified Digital Literacy Mission across rural districts to train agricultural workers in utilizing mobile applications for real-time weather forecasting and crop insurance claims. Under official guidelines, any district where more than 60% of smallholder farmers complete the certified training program automatically becomes eligible for subsidized smartphone distribution funded by the Central Universal Service Obligation Fund. However, the guidelines explicitly state that the allocation of these subsidies is strictly contingent upon the district administration submitting verified digital usage logs for three consecutive months following training completion. In districts where logistical delays prevent the timely submission of these usage logs, subsidy disbursal is suspended until complete audit compliance is established, regardless of the percentage of farmers trained.

Based on the passage, which of the following can be logically inferred regarding the smartphone subsidy program?

  1. A district that achieves over 60% farmer training completion may still experience a suspension of subsidy disbursal if digital usage logs are not submitted on time.Answer
  2. B
    Achieving a 60% training completion rate is sufficient on its own to guarantee the immediate disbursal of smartphone subsidies to a district.
  3. C
    Districts that experience logistical delays will have their eligibility permanently revoked by the Ministry.
  4. D
    The Central Universal Service Obligation Fund relies entirely on tax revenues generated from rural agricultural markets.

Answer

A district that achieves over 60% farmer training completion may still experience a suspension of subsidy disbursal if digital usage logs are not submitted on time.
The passage establishes two distinct criteria: training more than 60% of farmers grants eligibility, but actual disbursal is strictly contingent upon submitting verified digital usage logs for three consecutive months. It explicitly states that failure to submit logs on time leads to suspension regardless of farmer training percentage. Therefore, it logically follows that a district with over 60% trained farmers can still face subsidy suspension if log submission is delayed.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the conditions for eligibility versus the conditions for actual subsidy disbursal in the passage.
Training over 60% of farmers makes a district eligible, but actual disbursal requires submitting verified usage logs for three consecutive months.
To determine what logically follows, we must separate eligibility criteria from disbursal requirements.
2
Analyze the consequence of failing to submit usage logs on time.
The text states that if usage logs are delayed, subsidy disbursal is suspended regardless of the percentage of farmers trained.
This establishes a necessary condition for disbursal that overrides training completion rates.
3
Synthesize the logical conclusion.
Even if a district meets the 60% training threshold, failure to submit logs results in suspension of subsidies.
This deduction directly combines the two facts explicitly stated in the text.

Key Concept

Logically necessary deduction based strictly on textual constraints and explicit conditions.
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