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If the statement 'Some cricketers are not bowlers' is given as false, then which of the following statements can be immediately inferred to be false?

ASome bowlers are cricketers
BSome cricketers are bowlers
CAll cricketers are bowlers
DNo cricketers are bowlers ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) No cricketers are bowlers
Explanation

The E proposition "No cricketers are bowlers" turns out false.

"Some cricketers are not bowlers" is an O proposition, given here as false.

The contradictory of an O is the A "All cricketers are bowlers", which must then be true.

On the square, A and E are contraries and cannot both be true.

Since A is now true, the E statement "No cricketers are bowlers" is forced false.

Chain used: O-A contradiction, then A-E contrariety.

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