Directions (16-17): New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, for about two weeks following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from the South Asian country. The move comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new positive coronavirus cases at its border on Thursday, of which 17 were from India.

Which of the following can be inferred from the given statement?
(I) Government of New Zealand is aware and cautious for coronavirus cases.
(II) Huge vaccination drive has been launched by Government of India.
(III) India is among top 3 countries in world for positive cases of coronavirus.

The correct answer is Only I.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which of the statements can be logically inferred, let us analyze each statement individually based on the information provided in the passage:

1. Statement (I): "Government of New Zealand is aware and cautious for coronavirus cases."
The passage states that New Zealand has temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving at its border (17 out of 23 positive cases recorded on Thursday were from India). This strict preventive action demonstrates that the Government of New Zealand is actively monitoring border cases (aware) and taking immediate regulatory measures to protect its borders (cautious). Therefore, Statement (I) can be logically inferred.

2. Statement (II): "Huge vaccination drive has been launched by Government of India."
The passage only discusses travel restrictions imposed by New Zealand due to positive cases among travellers. It does not mention any vaccination programs, healthcare initiatives, or domestic policies of the Government of India. Therefore, Statement (II) cannot be inferred.

3. Statement (III): "India is among top 3 countries in world for positive cases of coronavirus."
Although a high proportion of border cases in New Zealand came from India (17 out of 23), this local statistic does not provide any global context or ranking of country-wise coronavirus cases. There is no information in the text to compare India's case count with other countries globally. Therefore, Statement (III) cannot be inferred.

Since only Statement (I) is supported by the passage, the correct choice is Only I.