Statements: Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children. Conclusions: I. All parents these days are very well off. II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a perfect development of their children through good schooling.

Correct answer: C. Only conclusion II follows.

  • A. Only conclusion I follows.
  • B. Either I or II follows.
  • C. Only conclusion II follows.
  • D. Neither I nor II follows.
  • E. Both I and II follow.

Explanation

The statement implies that people are inclined towards giving their children good education. So, only II follows while I does not.

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