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.
Statement:
(I) All young scientists are open-minded.
(II) No open-minded men are superstitious.
Conclusions:
(I) No scientist is superstitious.
(II) No young people are superstitious.
Solution
The basic diagram for the given statements is
(I) No scientist is superstitious
From the basic diagram, some scientists are superstitious. Hence conclusion I do not follow.
(II) No young people are superstitious
From the basic diagram, some young people are superstitious. Hence conclusion II do not follow.
$$\therefore\ $$Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows the given statements.
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
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