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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:
According to a recent health survey, people who exercise for at least half an hour every day are less prone to lifestyle diseases.

Conclusions:
I. Moderate exercise is essential to lead a healthy life.
II. Everyone with no exercise on their routine suffer from lifestyle diseases.

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:
According to a recent health survey, people who exercise for at least half an hour every day are less prone to lifestyle diseases.

Conclusions:
I. Moderate exercise is essential to lead a healthy life.
II. Everyone with no exercise on their routine suffer from lifestyle diseases.
Correct Answer
Only conclusion I follows
Statement Evaluation: The statement emphasizes that exercising daily for at least half an hour reduces susceptibility to lifestyle diseases, promoting the idea ......
Ref/Book : NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2016
Ref. Subject Reasoning
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Syllogism / Logic
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Statement Evaluation ▼
The statement emphasizes that exercising daily for at least half an hour reduces susceptibility to lifestyle diseases, promoting the idea of a healthy life through moderate activity.
Conclusion I Verification ▼
It aligns perfectly with the core message of the statement that a moderate amount of daily exercise is a key to being healthy.
Conclusion II Verification ▼
The statement uses 'less prone', which denotes a probability, while Conclusion II uses 'Everyone... suffer', representing a definitive extreme absolute that cannot be logically deduced from the premise.
Conclusion ▼
Therefore, only Conclusion I holds logical validity.
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