‘All the mangoes in the basket are good.’ If the above statement is false,…
2026
‘All the mangoes in the basket are good.’ If the above statement is false, then which one of the following statements is necessarily true?
Answer: D. There exists at least one mango in the basket that is not good. — The statement 'All the mangoes in the basket are good' is a universal affirmative. Its negation is the existential negative: at least one mango in the basket…
- A.
All the mangoes in the basket are not good.
- B.
No mango in the basket is good.
- C.
In the basket, some of the mangoes are good and some are not good.
- D.
There exists at least one mango in the basket that is not good.
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Correct answer: D
The statement 'All the mangoes in the basket are good' is a universal affirmative. Its negation is the existential negative: at least one mango in the basket is not good.