All laptops are electronic devices. Some electronic devices are expensive. Which conclusion logically follows?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Analytical Reasoning MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “All laptops are electronic devices. Some electronic devices are expensive. Which conclusion logically follows?”
The accepted answer is B. No definite conclusion can be drawn.. All laptops are electronic devices Some electronic devices are expensive Which conclusion logically follows is answered by No definite conclusion can be drawn option B Option A Some laptops are expensive does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of No definite conclusion can be drawn Option C All laptops are expensive does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of No definite conclusion can be drawn Remaining alternatives No laptops are expensive fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once No definite conclusion can be drawn is identified Analytical Reasoning questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Analytical Reasoning recall of.
- A. Some laptops are expensive.
Why not A: “Some laptops are expensive.” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. No definite conclusion can be drawn.. All laptops are electronic devices Some electronic devices are expensive Which conclusion logically follows is answered by No definite conclusion can be drawn option B Option A Som
- B. No definite conclusion can be drawn. ✓
- C. All laptops are expensive.
Why not C: “All laptops are expensive.” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. No definite conclusion can be drawn.. All laptops are electronic devices Some electronic devices are expensive Which conclusion logically follows is answered by No definite conclusion can be drawn option B Option A Som
- D. No laptops are expensive.
Why not D: “No laptops are expensive.” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. No definite conclusion can be drawn.. All laptops are electronic devices Some electronic devices are expensive Which conclusion logically follows is answered by No definite conclusion can be drawn option B Option A Som
Correct answer
B. No definite conclusion can be drawn.
Explanation
All laptops are electronic devices Some electronic devices are expensive Which conclusion logically follows is answered by No definite conclusion can be drawn option B Option A Some laptops are expensive does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of No definite conclusion can be drawn Option C All laptops are expensive does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of No definite conclusion can be drawn Remaining alternatives No laptops are expensive fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once No definite conclusion can be drawn is identified Analytical Reasoning questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Analytical Reasoning recall of.
Source: Analytical Reasoning Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, logical reasoning, analytical reasoning, aptitude, NTS
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