Question 11

In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements:
(I) Real number includes the natural number.
(II) Natural number is not included in whole number.
Conclusion:
(I) Natural number is not whole number.
(II) Real number is a natural and whole number.

Solution

The basic diagram for the given statements is

(I) Natural number is not whole number

From the basic diagram, natural number is not whole number. Hence conclusion I follows.

(II) Real number is a natural and whole number

From the basic diagram, real number is not whole number. Hence conclusion II do not follow.

$$\therefore\ $$Only Conclusion I follows the given statements.

Hence, the correct answer is Option A

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