With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:
1. Addiction to drugs is a criminal act.
2. Drug addicts cannot be rehabilitated.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is C Neither 1 nor 2
According to the given passage, option D is the correct answer because there is no reference in the passage that states that addiction to drugs is a criminal act or that drug addicts cannot be rehabilitated. Apart from this reason, both the statements are factually incorrect as addiction to drugs is not considered as a criminal act and drug addicts can most certainly be rehabilitated.
As neither of the statements is correct options A, B and C are incorrect.

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