Question

In the following question, three statements and three conclusions are given. 
Statements:
1. All students are intelligent.
2. No intelligent person is lazy.
3. Some lazy people are poor.
Conclusions:
1. No student is lazy.
2. Some poor people are not intelligent.
3. All poor people are lazy.
Find out the most appropriate conclusion(s) from the following options.

• A. Only conclusions 1 and 2 follow
• B. Only conclusion 1 follows
• C. Only conclusion 2 follows
• D. Only conclusions 2 and 3 follow

Hint:

Use logical deduction to assess conclusions based on the statements provided.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Analyze the statements.
Statement 1: All students are intelligent.
Statement 2: No intelligent person is lazy.
Statement 3: Some lazy people are poor.
Step 2: Analyze the conclusions.
Conclusion 1: No student is lazy. This follows from Statement 1 (all students are intelligent) and Statement 2 (no intelligent person is lazy).
Conclusion 2: Some poor people are not intelligent. This follows from Statement 3 (some lazy people are poor) and Statement 2 (no intelligent person is lazy).
Conclusion 3: All poor people are lazy. This does not follow directly from the given statements.
Thus, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{Only conclusions 1 and 2 follow}}. \]