Question : Directions: Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given conclusions can be drawn from the given statements.
Statements:
1. No man is a monkey.
2. Hari is a man.
Conclusions:
I. Hari is not a monkey.
II. All men are not Hari.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution :
As per the given information, let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Hari is not a monkey – Based on the given statements, Hari is a man, and no man is a monkey. Therefore, from this, it can be concluded that Hari is not a monkey. So, this conclusion follows.
Conclusion (
II):
All men are not Hari – Based on the given statements, Hari is a man. It only provides information about Hari being a man. It doesn't make any assertion about all other men. Thus, it doesn't conclude that all men are not Hari. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow.
So, only Conclusion I follows. Hence, the first option is correct.
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