Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement:
In some tier 2 cities in India, transportation is one of the major problems.

Conclusions:
I. All tier 2 cities are not well connected.
II. Lack of transportation facilities is the only problem in Indian metros.

Only conclusion I follows

Only conclusion II follows

Both I and II follow

Neither of them follows

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NTPC Graduate Tier 1

2016 • 02 Apr, 2016 • Shift 2

Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement:
In some tier 2 cities in India, transportation is one of the major problems.

Conclusions:
I. All tier 2 cities are not well connected.
II. Lack of transportation facilities is the only problem in Indian metros.

Correct Answer

Neither of them follows

Premise Constraint Analysis: The core statement specifically restricts its scope to 'some' tier 2 cities and identifies transportation as 'one of' the major pro......

💡 Analysis & Explanation

Premise Constraint Analysis ▼

The core statement specifically restricts its scope to 'some' tier 2 cities and identifies transportation as 'one of' the major problems.

Conclusion I Critique ▼

It incorrectly generalizes from 'some' to 'All', making a sweeping statement that cannot be validated by the narrow premise.

Conclusion II Critique ▼

The statement discusses 'tier 2 cities' whereas this conclusion suddenly shifts the subject to 'Indian metros' (tier 1 cities) and falsely claims it as the 'only problem', breaking multiple logical boundaries.

Conclusion ▼

Neither conclusion logically stems from the given statement.

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