Question
Download Solution PDFIn this question, a statement is given followed by two conclusions numbered i and ii. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.
Statement: Mary's teacher gifts a pilot pen whenever she scores centum in Mathematics. Mary scored a centum.
Conclusions:
i) Mary received a gift from her teacher.
ii) Mathematics is the toughest subject.
Choose the appropriate one from the following options
(A) Only conclusion i follows
(B) Only conclusion ii follows
(C) Either i or ii follows
(D) Neither i nor ii follows
(E) Both i and ii follow
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven statement: Mary's teacher gifts a pilot pen whenever she scores centum in Mathematics. Mary scored a centum.
Conclusion:
i) Mary received a gift from her teacher. → False (Here only 'gift' is mentioned, which can be anything other than 'pilot pen', so no specific information is given regarding the statement).
ii) Mathematics is the toughest subject.→ False (This is an opinion, not stated or implied anywhere in the statement, there is no information in the statement about the relative difficulty of mathematics or any other subject).
So, (D) Neither i nor ii follows.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".
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