Question : Directions: One or two statements are given, each followed by two conclusions or assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions or assumptions, if any, follows from the given statement.
Statement: If people are intelligent, they should be creative.
Conclusions / Assumptions:
I. Creativity and intelligence are related.
II. Creative people are intelligent.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Solution :
Conclusion I:
Creativity and intelligence are related.
According to the given statement, there is a relationship between intelligence and creativity. Therefore, this conclusion follows.
Conclusion II:
Creative people are intelligent.
According to the statement, it means that intelligent people should be creative but it does not mean that creative people must be intelligent. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow.
So, the only conclusion I follows. Hence, the first option is correct.
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