Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2022 (23.02.2023) Shift-I
If the statement All golf players are rich persons is given as true, which of the following statements can be inferred to be true?
- No golf players are rich persons
- Some golf players are rich persons
- Some rich persons are golf players
- Some golf players are not rich persons
A2 & 4 only
B2 & 3 only ✓ Correct
C1 & 4 only
D3 & 4 only
Correct answer: (B) 2 & 3 only — The statements inferred to be true are Some golf players are rich and Some rich persons are golf players, so the answer is 2 and 3.
Explanation
★The statements inferred to be true are Some golf players are rich and Some rich persons are golf players, so the answer is 2 and 3.
★The universal All golf players are rich persons is taken as true.
★From a true universal affirmative, the matching particular is also true.
★So Some golf players are rich persons is true, matching item 2.
★By conversion, Some rich persons are golf players is also true, matching item 3.
★No golf players are rich and Some golf players are not rich both contradict or oppose the given truth and are false.
★So the statements inferred to be true are items 2 and 3.
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