Question

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance from commonly established facts, decide which of the conclusions from / logically follows these statements.

Statement:

Poverty makes man hardworking.

Hardworking people are not poor.

Conclusion:

I. A person must be poor to be hardworking.

II. Diligence helps to remove poverty.

1.

Only conclusion II follows

2.

Both conclusions I and II follow

3. Only conclusion I follows
4.

Both conclusions I and II do not follow

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 :

Only conclusion II follows

From the given statements,

Poverty does make a man hardworking, but poverty is not the only factor that makes a man hardworking.

Hence, Conclusion I is false.

Hardworking people are not poor, which implies hard work will help in removing poverty.

Since diligence and hard work are synonyms, conclusion II is true.

Hence, the correct answer is "Only conclusion II follows".

Hard work and diligence are synonyms with a simple difference.

While hard work simply means to work hard, diligence means to work hard in the right direction.