Asked in PMC Practice Test 10 (2021) 2021Moderate

Statement: Nutritious food is delicious and good for health. Apple is nutritious.Conclusions:(I) Apple is good for health.(II) Delicious foods are nutritious.

Correct answer: A. Only conclusion (I) follows

  • A. Only conclusion (I) follows
  • B. Only conclusion (II) follows
  • C. Both conclusions follow
  • D. Both of them do not follow

Explanation

Option A: The statement explicitly mentions that apples are nutritious and nutritious food is good for health. Therefore, it can be concluded that apples are good for health. However, the statement does not make any direct correlation between delicious food and nutritious food, so conclusion (II) cannot be drawn.Option B: Only conclusion (II) follows: This conclusion is not necessarily true. While the statement mentions that "nutritious food is delicious", it does not necessarily mean that all delicious foods are nutritious.Option C: Both conclusions follow: This is not true because conclusion (II) does not logically follow from the given statement.Option D: Both of them do not follow: This is not true because conclusion (I) logically follows from the given statement.

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