Statements & Conclusions · Question 27 · Hard

Statements & Conclusions question 27

Statement: No student who misses more than five classes is allowed to sit for the exam. Mohit sat for the exam. Lata was not allowed to sit for the exam.
Conclusions:
I. Mohit missed five or fewer classes.
II. Lata missed more than five classes.
Which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement?

  1. Only conclusion I follows
  2. Only conclusion II follows
  3. Both I and II follow
  4. Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation

Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows

Explanation: Anyone missing more than five classes is barred, so Mohit, who sat the exam, missed five or fewer (I). Lata may have been barred for some other reason, so II does not follow.

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