Given question has main statement followed by four statements. Choose the ordered pair of statements, where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement. When government taxes, it also facilitates

A. Government taxed

B. Government did not tax

C. Government facilitated

D. Government did not facilitate

The main statement is: When government taxes, it also facilitates

Check all the options according to the main statement:

1) CD

C. Government facilitated

D. Government did not facilitate

Statement C is positive while statement D is negative. So the two statements are logically not consistent.

2) BA

B. Government did not tax

A. Government taxed

Statement B is negative while statement A is positive. So the two statements are logically not consistent.

3) DA

D. Government did not facilitate

A. Government taxed

Statement D is negative while statement A is positive. So the two statements are logically not consistent.

4) AC

A. Government taxed

C. Government facilitated

Statement A is positive and statement C is positive. So the two statements are logically consistent.

Hence, ‘AC’ is the correct answer.