Statements: 1. Some phones are smart. 2. No smart thing is cheap. Conclusions: I. Some phones are not cheap. II. No phone is cheap. Which conclusion(s) logically follow? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Statements:
1. Some phones are smart.
2. No smart thing is cheap.
Conclusions:
I. Some phones are not cheap.
II. No phone is cheap.
Which conclusion(s) logically follow?
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Both I and II follow
C. Neither I nor II follows
D. Only conclusion II follows
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The phones that are smart cannot be cheap (since no smart thing is cheap). Therefore, at least some phones are definitely not cheap (Conclusion I). We don't know about the phones that are not smart, so II does not follow.

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