Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 91

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below. Statements: A. Confusion causes mental tension. B. Mental tension causes anxiety. Conclusions: I. Anxiety is a disease. II. Confusion leads to anxiety. Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements.

  1. Only conclusion I follows.

  2. Only conclusion II follows.

  3. Both I and II follow.

  4. Neither I nor II follows.

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Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows.

Explanation

Confusion causes mental tension, and mental tension causes anxiety, so confusion leads to anxiety; II follows. Nothing is said about anxiety being a disease, so I does not follow.