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Q: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements : Nurses marry only tall men Ankit is very tall. Conclusion: I. Ankit was married to a nurse II. Ankit was not married to a nurse.
  • A. Either I or II follows
  • B. Only conclusion I follows
  • C. Both, I and II follow
  • D. Only conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Option A - Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows because in conclusion I Ankit was married to a nurse it is given in the statement that Ankit is very tall and nurses marry only tall men. Hence it is true, but in conclusion II a negative fact is given. Thus either conclusion I or II will be true.
A. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows because in conclusion I Ankit was married to a nurse it is given in the statement that Ankit is very tall and nurses marry only tall men. Hence it is true, but in conclusion II a negative fact is given. Thus either conclusion I or II will be true.

Explanations:

Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows because in conclusion I Ankit was married to a nurse it is given in the statement that Ankit is very tall and nurses marry only tall men. Hence it is true, but in conclusion II a negative fact is given. Thus either conclusion I or II will be true.