Statement: A company is hiring only engineers. Conclusions: I. No non-engineer will be hired. II. All engineers will be hired. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Statement: A company is hiring only engineers. Conclusions: I. No non-engineer will be hired. II. All engineers will be hired.
A. Neither I nor II follows
B. Both I and II follow
C. Only II follows
D. Only I follows
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
If hiring only engineers, then non-engineers are excluded, so I follows. II does not follow: they may not hire all engineers, only some.

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Question #1
Statement: By 2005 to achieve 70% literacy, a new scheme has been started on 2/5/2001.
Conclusions:
I. On 2/5/2001 literacy is less than 70%.
II. This new scheme would be completed by 2005.
A. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
B. Only conclusion I follows
C. Both conclusions I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Neither conclusion follows. The statement sets a target to achieve 70% literacy by 2005, but the current literacy rate is not explicitly stated (it could already be 70% or higher, aiming to maintain). Conclusion II is not stated; the scheme started on that date, but its completion date is not mentioned.

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Statement: The movie received excellent reviews. Conclusions: I. It is a blockbuster. II. Critics liked the movie.
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Neither I nor II follows
D. Both I and II follow

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Excellent reviews mean critics liked it (II). Blockbuster is about commercial success, not guaranteed by reviews (I).

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Statement:
The old order changed yielding place to new.
Conclusions:
I. Change is the law of nature.
II. Discard old ideas because they are old.
Which conclusion(s) logically follow?
A. Neither I nor II follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Only conclusion I follows
D. Both I and II follow

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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