Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Statement: Most of the Indian states existed before independence. Choose the conclusion(s) that are implied.
- I. Some Indian states existed before independence
- II. All Indian states did not exist before independence
AOnly conclusion I follows
BOnly conclusion II follows
CBoth conclusions I and II follow
DNeither conclusion I nor II follows ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows — Neither conclusion is taken as implied, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Neither conclusion is taken as implied, so that is the answer.
★The statement speaks loosely of 'most' states existing earlier.
★Conclusion I merely restates part of this without adding an inference, so it is not treated as a separate implication.
★Conclusion II turns the claim into a sweeping negative that the statement does not assert.
★So neither is counted as a proper implication here.
★So neither conclusion is implied.
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