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NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2016 Shift 2 📅 02 Apr, 2016

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:
Success cannot be achieved without hard work.

Conclusions:
I. Every hardworking person is successful.
II. Every successful person is hardworking.

A
Only conclusion I follows
B
Only conclusion II follows
C
Both I and II follow
D
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:
Success cannot be achieved without hard work.

Conclusions:
I. Every hardworking person is successful.
II. Every successful person is hardworking.
Correct Answer
Only conclusion II follows
Premise Analysis: The core statement posits that hard work is an absolute prerequisite (a mandatory condition) for achieving success. It implies a one-way depen......
Ref/Book : NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2016
Ref. Subject Reasoning
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Syllogism / Logic
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Premise Analysis ▼
The core statement posits that hard work is an absolute prerequisite (a mandatory condition) for achieving success. It implies a one-way dependency filter.
Conclusion I Validation ▼
The statement does NOT guarantee that all hard work ultimately leads to success (other factors might be missing). Therefore, assuming 'every hardworking person is successful' is a logical fallacy of affirming the consequent.
Conclusion II Validation ▼
However, because success is strictly impossible without hard work according to the premise, anyone who has attained success MUST have bypassed that prerequisite filter. Thus, 'every successful person is hardworking' is a mathematically solid logical deduction.
Conclusion ▼
Only the second conclusion correctly follows the logical boundaries of the premise.
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