Statement: Most of the Indian states existed before independence. Choose the conclusion(s) that are implied.

1.Some Indian states existed before independence

2.All Indian states did not exist before independence

AOnly conclusion I follows ✓ Correct

BOnly conclusion II follows

CBoth conclusions I and II follow

DNeither conclusion I nor II follows

Correct answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows

Explanation

Only the first conclusion, that some Indian states existed before independence, follows.

'Most' means a majority, which is more than none.

If most states existed, then certainly some of them existed.

'Most' is also compatible with 'all', so it need not leave any state outside.

Hence the claim that not all existed cannot be drawn.

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