{"id":89964,"date":"2025-06-01T10:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89964"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:18:04","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-and-conclusionsstatements-moha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-and-conclusionsstatements-moha\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following Statements and Conclusions:\nStatements :\n  Moha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following Statements and Conclusions:<br \/>\nStatements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mohan is a good sportsman.<\/li>\n<li>Sportsmen are healthy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conclusions :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I. All healthy persons are sportsmen.<\/li>\n<li>II. Mohan is healthy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which one of the following is correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Only Conclusion I follows&#8221; option2=&#8221;Only Conclusion II follows&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow&#8221; option4=&#8221;Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOnly Conclusion II follows from the given statements.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe statements are: (1) Mohan is a good sportsman. (2) Sportsmen are healthy.<br \/>\nFrom statement (2), we know that the property of being &#8216;healthy&#8217; applies to all &#8216;sportsmen&#8217;. Statement (1) tells us that Mohan is a &#8216;sportsman&#8217;. Since Mohan belongs to the category &#8216;sportsmen&#8217;, and all members of this category are &#8216;healthy&#8217; according to statement (2), it logically follows that Mohan is &#8216;healthy&#8217;. Thus, Conclusion II is valid.<br \/>\nConclusion I states: &#8220;All healthy persons are sportsmen.&#8221; This is the converse of statement (2). Statement (2) &#8220;All Sportsmen are Healthy&#8221; (S -> H) does not imply &#8220;All Healthy persons are Sportsmen&#8221; (H -> S). There can be healthy persons who are not sportsmen (e.g., a healthy artist or student). Therefore, Conclusion I does not follow logically.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThis is another example of deductive reasoning or syllogism.<br \/>\nStatement 1: Mohan \u2208 Sportsmen<br \/>\nStatement 2: Sportsmen \u2286 Healthy Persons (All S are H)<br \/>\nFrom these, it follows that Mohan \u2208 Healthy Persons. (Conclusion II)<br \/>\nThe converse of &#8220;All S are H&#8221; is &#8220;All H are S&#8221;, which is not necessarily true.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following Statements and Conclusions: Statements : Mohan is a good sportsman. Sportsmen are healthy. Conclusions : I. All healthy persons are sportsmen. II. Mohan is healthy. Which one of the following is correct? 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The statements are: (1) Mohan is a good sportsman. (2) Sportsmen are healthy. From statement (2), we know that the property of being &#039;healthy&#039; applies to all &#039;sportsmen&#039;. Statement (1) tells us that Mohan is a &#039;sportsman&#039;. Since Mohan belongs to the category &#039;sportsmen&#039;, and all members of this category are &#039;healthy&#039; according to statement (2), it logically follows that Mohan is &#039;healthy&#039;. Thus, Conclusion II is valid. Conclusion I states: &quot;All healthy persons are sportsmen.&quot; This is the converse of statement (2). Statement (2) &quot;All Sportsmen are Healthy&quot; (S -&gt; H) does not imply &quot;All Healthy persons are Sportsmen&quot; (H -&gt; S). There can be healthy persons who are not sportsmen (e.g., a healthy artist or student). 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From statement (2), we know that the property of being 'healthy' applies to all 'sportsmen'. Statement (1) tells us that Mohan is a 'sportsman'. Since Mohan belongs to the category 'sportsmen', and all members of this category are 'healthy' according to statement (2), it logically follows that Mohan is 'healthy'. Thus, Conclusion II is valid. Conclusion I states: \"All healthy persons are sportsmen.\" This is the converse of statement (2). Statement (2) \"All Sportsmen are Healthy\" (S -> H) does not imply \"All Healthy persons are Sportsmen\" (H -> S). There can be healthy persons who are not sportsmen (e.g., a healthy artist or student). 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Conclusion I states: \"All healthy persons are sportsmen.\" This is the converse of statement (2). Statement (2) \"All Sportsmen are Healthy\" (S -> H) does not imply \"All Healthy persons are Sportsmen\" (H -> S). There can be healthy persons who are not sportsmen (e.g., a healthy artist or student). 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