Question

In the question below two statements are 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.

Statements:

1. In the past ten years, chapters have been reduced in order to reduce the pressure on students.

2. One of the ways to eliminate frustration and depression from a student’s life is by reducing the syllabus.

Conclusions:

I. Students nowadays are happy and ignorant to studies.

II. Burden of huge syllabus is one of the main reasons for hypertension among school students.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

• A. Only I follows
• B. Only II follows
• C. Both I and II follow
• D. Neither I nor II follows

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Only II follows

Solution: Conclusion I does not logically follow from the given statements. While it is true that reducing the syllabus can help eliminate frustration and depression, it does not necessarily mean that students are now happy and ignorant to studies. Conclusion II, on the other hand, logically follows from the given statements. It is stated that chapters have been reduced in order to reduce pressure on students, and reducing the syllabus can eliminate frustration and depression. Therefore, it can be inferred that the burden of a huge syllabus is one of the main reasons for hypertension among school students. Hence, Conclusion II follows logically from the given statements. Hence, ‘Only II follows’.