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Consider the following statements:
- 1.All artists are whimsical.
- 2.Some artists are drug addicts.
- 3.Frustrated people are prone to become drug addicts.
From the above three statements it may be concluded that
- A.Artists are frustrated.
- B.Some drug addicts are whimsical.
- C.All frustrated people are drug addicts.
- D.Whimsical people are generally frustrated.
▶ Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: B. Some drug addicts are whimsical.
From statement 1, we know that the set of all artists is a subset of the set of whimsical people. Statement 2 indicates that there is an overlap between the set of artists and the set of drug addicts; hence, some individuals are both artists and drug addicts. Since all artists are whimsical, these artist-drug addicts must also be whimsical. Therefore, some drug addicts (those who are also artists) are whimsical.
Source: UPSC csat 2012