Question 77

Logical Reasoning Statement and Conclusions Hard

<p>Choose the conclusion which logically follows from the given statement(S)</p> <p><strong>Statement:</strong></p> <p>All scientist working in America are talented.</p> <p>Some Indian scientists are working in America.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong></p> <p>1. None of Indian scientists is talented.</p> <p>2. Some talented Indian scientists have migrated to America.</p> <p>3. All talented scientists are Indians.</p> <p>4. Some Indian scientists are talented.</p> <p>The conclusion(s) correctly drawn is/are</p>

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
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Correct Solution: Option D

Step-by-step Solution:

Logical Deduction Analysis

To determine which conclusions are valid, we can combine the information from the two statements. A Venn diagram is a helpful way to visualize the relationships.

The Statements:

  1. All scientist working in America are talented. This means the set of "Scientists working in America" is completely inside the set of "Talented" people.
  2. Some Indian scientists are working in America. This means the set of "Indian scientists" overlaps with the set of "Scientists working in America".

Combining the Statements

Since the "Indian scientists" circle overlaps with the "Scientists in America" circle, and the "Scientists in America" circle is entirely within the "Talented" circle, the overlapping portion must also be inside the "Talented" circle. This means there is a group of people who are simultaneously "Indian scientists", "working in America", and "talented".


Evaluating the Conclusions:

1. None of Indian scientists is talented.

  • This is false. As established above, the Indian scientists who work in America are talented.
  • This conclusion does not follow.

2. Some talented Indian scientists have migrated to America.

  • This is another way of saying "Some Indian scientists working in America are talented". As our combined logic shows, the group of Indian scientists working in America is a subset of the talented group.
  • This conclusion follows.

3. All talented scientists are Indians.

  • This is an invalid conclusion. The statements do not provide any information about talented people who are not scientists working in America.
  • This conclusion does not follow.

4. Some Indian scientists are talented.

  • This is a direct consequence of our combined logic. Since the group of Indian scientists working in America must be talented, it is true that at least "some" Indian scientists are talented.
  • This conclusion follows.

Final Answer

The conclusions that logically follow from the statements are 2 and 4.