Question

Statement : In a one-day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners.
Conclusions :
I. 80% of the team consists of spinners.
II. The opening batsmen were spinners.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

To assess the validity of the conclusions based on the given statement, let's analyze each conclusion individually:

Statement: In a one-day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these, 160 runs were made by spinners.

Conclusion I: 80% of the team consists of spinners.

While 160 out of 200 runs were made by spinners (which is 80% of the runs), this does not necessarily imply that 80% of the team consists of spinners. The conclusion about the composition of the team requires information about the number of players, not the distribution of runs. Therefore, there is insufficient data to support this conclusion.

Conclusion II: The opening batsmen were spinners.

No information is provided in the statement regarding the order of the batsmen or their roles. We know the output — the runs made by spinners — but we do not know the order in which they batted. Thus, this conclusion cannot be drawn.

Given the analysis above, the correct answer is:

Neither I nor II follows.