Directions: In the question below is given a statement followed by two…
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Directions: In the question below is given a statement 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:
Good health is a luxury in country 'Z' thus expectation of life is very high as compared to other nations of that region.
Conclusions:
I. People in country 'Z' can afford to have all luxuries of life.
II. Good health is a gift of the nature.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows.
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Either I or II follows.
- D.
Neither I nor II follows.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept:
In Statement-and-Conclusion reasoning, a conclusion follows only if it can be deduced strictly from the statement itself, without assuming outside facts, generalising beyond what is stated, or introducing unrelated information. The 'either/or' form applies only when the two conclusions are complementary alternatives that together must cover the truth, not just any two unrelated conclusions.
Application:
Conclusion I claims people in country Z can afford all luxuries of life. The statement only says good health is a luxury there; it says nothing about other luxuries, so extending this to 'all luxuries' is an unsupported generalisation. Conclusion I does not follow.
Conclusion II claims good health is a gift of nature. The statement frames good health as a luxury, something that must be afforded, which is the opposite framing of a freely available natural gift, and the statement gives no basis for this claim either. Conclusion II does not follow.
Cross-check:
Since I and II are not complementary opposites of each other, the 'either/or' construction does not apply, and since neither conclusion is actually derivable from the statement, the correct verdict is that neither conclusion follows.
Only conclusion I follows — wrongly assumes affording one luxury (health) means affording every luxury.
Only conclusion II follows — wrongly recasts a 'luxury' (something afforded) as a 'gift of nature' (something freely given), which the statement does not support.
Either conclusion follows — this form needs I and II to be complementary alternatives, which they are not here.
Result:
Both conclusions fail to follow from the statement, so the statement supports neither conclusion I nor conclusion II.