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Read the following passage carefully:

Under the 2026 National Digital Public Infrastructure for Rural Artisans (NDPI-RA) policy framework, state-level handloom boards are mandated to issue cryptographically signed digital identity tokens to verified traditional weavers. To qualify for federal marketing subsidies under this initiative, a handloom cooperative must ensure that at least 80 percent of its registered artisans actively utilize the digital ledger for logging direct-to-consumer sales. However, the policy explicitly states that failure to meet this 80 percent active logging threshold within a given fiscal quarter does not lead to an immediate revocation of the cooperative's operating license. Instead, non-compliant cooperatives are placed on a probationary technical assistance tier for six months, during which they receive dedicated digital literacy support and subsidized point-of-sale hardware. Only if a cooperative remains non-compliant at the conclusion of the six-month technical assistance period will its eligibility for all federal financial assistance schemes be suspended until compliance is verified.

Based on the passage provided above, which of the following conclusions can be logically inferred regarding a handloom cooperative operating under the NDPI-RA policy framework?

  1. A handloom cooperative that logs sales for only 60 percent of its registered artisans in a fiscal quarter will retain its operating license while receiving technical support.Answer
  2. B
    A handloom cooperative failing to reach the 80 percent logging target is immediately stripped of its operating license.
  3. C
    Handloom cooperatives operating in remote areas are entirely exempt from digital ledger logging due to internet connectivity constraints.
  4. D
    The federal government considers poor digital literacy to be the primary cause of low adoption among traditional rural artisans.

Answer

A handloom cooperative that logs sales for only 60 percent of its registered artisans in a fiscal quarter will retain its operating license while receiving technical support.
The correct option is directly supported by the text: a cooperative achieving 60 percent logging fails the 80 percent threshold, but because failure does not trigger immediate license revocation, the cooperative remains licensed and enters the six-month technical assistance tier.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the threshold and consequence rules stated in the passage.
The requirement is 80 percent active artisan logging. Missing this threshold leads to placement on a 6-month technical assistance tier, explicitly without immediate license revocation.
To establish the factual premise governing non-compliant cooperatives.
2
Evaluate the case of a cooperative achieving 60 percent active logging.
Since 60 percent is below the 80 percent threshold, the cooperative enters the probationary technical assistance tier.
To apply the passage rules to a specific scenario.
3
Deduce the logical outcome for the cooperative's operating license and support status.
The cooperative retains its operating license while receiving digital literacy support and hardware during the 6-month probation period.
To derive the strictly necessary inference.

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Inference and Logical Deduction
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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