"A network of voluntary associations stands as a 'buffer' between the relatively powerless individual and the potentially powerful State."

Which one of the following statements reflects the best explanation of the above passage?

A single number for inflation is an aggregate across different commodities and services - the price rise differs for different items of consumption. So, the single number is arrived at by assigning weights to different commodities and services. For WPI, the weights in production are used; for CPI, the consumption basket is used. But people are not homogeneous. The consumption basket is vastly different for the poor, the middle classes, and the rich. Hence, the CPI is different for each of these classes and a composite index requires averaging the baskets.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed by the passage?

Trust stands commonly defined as being vulnerable to others. Entrepreneurship implies trust in others and willingness to expose oneself to betrayal. Trust in expert systems is the essence of globalising behaviour; trust itself emerges as a supercommodity in the social market and defines the characteristics of goods and services in a global market. Trusting conduct also means holding others in good esteem, and an optimism that they are, or will be, competent in certain respects.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?

"A network of voluntary associations stands as a 'buffer' between the relatively powerless individual and the potentially powerful State."

A question is given followed by Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.

Question:

What is the smallest 1 -digit number having exactly 4 distinct factors?

Statement I: 2 is one of the factors.

Statement II: $\mathbf{3}$ is one of the factors.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?