Statement: Life means stresses and strains. Stresses and strains have an adverse effect on life. Conclusion: I. Life is not worth living. II. One should avoid stresses and strains in life.
Correct answer: B. Only conclusion II follows.
- A. Only conclusion I follows.
- B. Only conclusion II follows.
- C. Neither I nor II follows.
- D. Both conclusion I and II follows.
- E. None of these
Explanation
Conclusion I cannot be followed. There is no mention in the statement that life is not worth living. Conclusion II follows, as one should avoid stresses and strains because they have an adverse effect on life. Hence, only conclusion II follows.
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