Directions: Read the passage given below and select the inference(s) that hold true based on the facts in the passage.
Passage:
Rivers are the arteries of our planet, but the threats to our rivers and freshwater are multiplying. A dangerous combination of climate change, dams, diversions and pollution is transforming our rivers from vibrant waterways to stagnant dead zones. Freshwater ecosystems have lost an astonishing 81% of their aquatic populations since 1970, the highest rate for any ecosystem.
Inferences:
I: The rivers need protection from pollution.
II: We will soon face scarcity of freshwater.
III: Rivers are a very important natural resource.
1
Only inference I follows.
2
Only inference II follows.
3
Both II and III follow.
4
All of them follow.
5
None of them follows.