In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
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Question: Statement: Although the activities of city and rural carriers are similar, some minor differences  Choices: 1. City carriers have more stops on their routes than rural carriers. 2. Rural and city carriers have similar activities, but they are not exactly the same. 3. City and Rural carries have completely identical activities.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: Unfortunately, continuing tensions between India and Pakistan in the region have rendered Kashmir a dangerous place for travellers. Choices: 1. Travellers shouldn't go to Kashmir. 2. Kashmir is a very safe place for travellers. 3. A peace treaty should be signed within the next year.

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: Evidently these trends became much more pronounced after I left the firm. Choices: 1. The trends were going up after someone met the firm. 2. The trends became much more pronounced after someone met the firm. 3. The trends were harder to understand after the meeting with the firm.

Answer:
1