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Statement: "All hospitals in the city will conduct free medical check-up camps during the festival week." Which conclusion follows?
Authorities want more people to get health check-ups
Hospitals will close after the festival week
Patients will avoid check-ups at other times
Only poor patients use free camps
Authorities want more people to get health check-ups
Identify the implicit objective of the statement; authorities provide incentives (free camps) to increase participation in a desired behavior (health check-ups).
Identify the implicit objective of the statement; authorities provide incentives (free camps) to increase participation in a desired behavior (health check-ups).
Analyze the Statement
The statement declares an event (free medical camps) happening for a specific duration (festival week) across all city hospitals.
Evaluate the Purpose
Offering 'free' services is a standard policy measure designed to reduce barriers to entry and encourage larger segments of the population to undergo health check-ups.
Verify Conclusion A
Conclusion A follows directly as it explains the likely intent behind providing a free, mass-scale service.
B: The statement mentions a specific festival week event but provides no information about hospital closures thereafter. C: The statement discusses a temporary event and does not suggest that patients avoid check-ups at other times. D: Free camps are for everyone; the statement does not specify that usage is restricted to poor patients.
A is correct because providing a free service is a common administrative incentive to increase the overall participation of citizens in health check-ups.
In Statement-Conclusion questions, ignore external assumptions or personal biases; focus strictly on whether the conclusion is a direct, necessary consequence of the provided statement.