Instructions

DIRECTIONS for questions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

Question 129

A. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No IIMs are BIMs.

B. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No BIMs are IIMs.

C. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in India. Some IIMs are BIMs.

D. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are IIMs.

Solution

A)

All IIMs are in India. For IIMs to be BIMs, at least some BIMs must be in India. But they are not according to the second part of the sentence. Hence, No IIMs are BIMS => Third part can be inferred => A is true

B)

All IIMs are in India. For BIMs to be IIMs, at least some BIMs must be in India. But they are not according to the second part of the sentence. Hence, No BIMs are IIMs.

C and D cannot be inferred as there is a possibility that no IIMs are BIMs.


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