Question 19
HardOriginal questionA hostel notice says: "Only students who have paid the hostel fee by 15 July will be allotted rooms." Arjun has been allotted a room.
Which of the following can be concluded?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
"Only students who have paid by 15 July will be allotted rooms" means no one gets a room without paying by that date.
Arjun has a room, so he must have paid by 15 July. This follows.
"Every student who paid has a room" reverses the rule: paying is needed, but the notice does not say it is enough, since rooms may run out. "On 15 July" is too exact, and a room for a late payer contradicts the notice.
Worth noting
"Only A will get B" tells you that anyone with B had A. It does not tell you that everyone with A gets B.
- Concept
- Reading 'only' as a necessary condition
- Typical timeTypical
- 105 s
- Your timeYours
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