Statement: The station master at Harinagar junction says: "Some of the trains arriving here on Monday were more than an hour late because of fog."
Conclusions:
I. All trains arriving at Harinagar junction on Monday were late.
II. No train reached Harinagar junction on time on Monday.
Which conclusions follow?

Only I followsCorrect answerYour answerOnly II followsCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II followsCorrect answerYour answerBoth I and II followCorrect answerYour answer

Show the answer and explanation

CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

I does not follow: "some" trains were late. That does not mean all of them were.
II does not follow for the same reason: saying some trains were late leaves open that other trains were on time.
Neither I nor II follows.

Worth noting

"Some" never grows into "all" or "none". Also note I and II are not a complementary pair, so "Either I or II" is not the answer.

Concept: Reading 'some' strictly
Typical timeTypical: 45 s
Your timeYours: —

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