Statement: The price of petrol has increased by ₹5 per litre. Conclusions: I. Transportation costs may rise. II. People will stop using vehicles. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Statement: The price of petrol has increased by ₹5 per litre. Conclusions: I. Transportation costs may rise. II. People will stop using vehicles.

A. Only I follows

B. Neither I nor II follows

C. Both I and II follow

D. Only II follows

Answer: Option A

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I is a plausible effect; II is extreme and does not necessarily follow. Only I.

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Statement: The traffic light is red. Conclusions: I. Vehicles must stop. II. Pedestrians can cross the road.

A. Only I follows

B. Neither I nor II follows

C. Only II follows

D. Both I and II follow

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Red light means stop for vehicles; typically pedestrians can cross (in many countries). Both follow common traffic rules.

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Statement: The movie received excellent reviews. Conclusions: I. It is a blockbuster. II. Critics liked the movie.

A. Neither I nor II follows

B. Only II follows

C. Only I follows

D. Both I and II follow

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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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Statements:
1. All trees are forests.
2. No forest is a desert.
Conclusions:
I. No tree is a desert.
II. Some forests are trees.
Which conclusion(s) logically follow?

A. Only conclusion II follows

B. Both I and II follow

C. Only conclusion I follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
If all trees are within the forest category, and the forest category has no overlap with the desert category, then no tree can be a desert (Conclusion I). Since all trees are forests, it is true that some forests (the ones made up of those trees) are trees (Conclusion II).

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