NIMCET 2026 Logical Reasoning Question 72 with Solution

Question 72

Logical Reasoning Syllogism Easy

Statements:
1. All young scientists are open-minded.
2. No open-minded men are superstitious.
Conclusions:
I. No scientist is superstitious.
II. No young people are superstitious.

(A) Only conclusion I follows

(B) Only conclusion II follows

(C) Neither I nor II follows

(D) Either I or II follows

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Correct Solution: Option C

Step-by-step Solution:

The Problem

Statements:

All young scientists are open-minded.

No open-minded men are superstitious.

Conclusions:

I. No scientist is superstitious.

II. No young people are superstitious.

Logical Analysis

Conclusion I (Does not follow): The statements only provide information about "young scientists." We cannot make a conclusion about all scientists (which would include older scientists), so this is an invalid generalization.
Conclusion II (Does not follow): The statements refer to "young scientists," which is a specific subgroup of young people. We have no information about other young people (e.g., young artists, young athletes), so we cannot make a conclusion about all young people.

Final Answer: The correct option is C. Neither I nor II follows.