In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions…
2023
In each 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: The T.V. staff deserves applause for showing booth capture.
Conclusions:
I. T.V. aims at showing things in their true perspective.
II. People involved in booth capturing have been recognised and are being tried by law.
- 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: A
Concept: In Statement-and-Conclusion reasoning questions, a conclusion is judged to follow only if it is a necessary, direct inference drawn purely from the statement — it must not depend on outside information, general assumptions, or knowledge not stated or clearly implied in the statement itself.
Application:
Statement: The T.V. staff is praised (deserves applause) for showing/exposing an instance of booth capturing on air.
Conclusion I: Since the staff is being praised for revealing an uncomfortable truth (booth capturing) rather than hiding it, this specific act supports the general inference that television aims to present things as they truly are — so conclusion I is a necessary inference and follows.
Conclusion II: The statement only mentions that the staff showed the booth-capturing incident; it says nothing about whether the people involved were identified or whether any legal trial took place. Because this information is not stated or implied, conclusion II does not follow.
Cross-check: Testing the four options against this — the combination that keeps conclusion I as following and conclusion II as not following is 'Only conclusion I follows'; ruling out 'only II', 'either/or' (which needs two complementary alternatives, not the case here), and 'neither' (since conclusion I does hold) confirms the same result.