GATE CE 2023 Set 2 — Question 6
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Elvesland is a country that has peculiar beliefs and practices. They express almost all their emotions by gifting flowers. For instance, if anyone gifts a white flower to someone, then it is always taken to be a declaration of one’s love for that person. In a similar manner, the gifting of a yellow flower to someone often means that one is angry with that person.Based only on the information provided above, which one of the following sets of statement(s) can be logically inferred with certainty?(i) In Elvesland, one always declares one’s love by gifting a white flower.
(ii) In Elvesland, all emotions are declared by gifting flowers.
(iii) In Elvesland, sometimes one expresses one’s anger by gifting a flower that is not yellow.
(iv) In Elvesland, sometimes one expresses one’s love by gifting a white flower.
(ii) In Elvesland, all emotions are declared by gifting flowers.
(iii) In Elvesland, sometimes one expresses one’s anger by gifting a flower that is not yellow.
(iv) In Elvesland, sometimes one expresses one’s love by gifting a white flower.
Correct answer
(D) only (iv)
Solution
Let's analyze each statement based on the passage:(i) False. The text says 'if anyone gifts a white flower... it is always taken to be a declaration of love'. This is a conditional: White Flower Love. It does not mean Love White Flower. Love could be expressed in other ways.
(ii) False. The text says they express 'almost all' their emotions by gifting flowers, not 'all'.
(iii) False. While the text says yellow flowers 'often' mean anger, it does not provide enough information to conclude with certainty that other flowers are used for anger.
(iv) True. Since gifting a white flower is always taken as a declaration of love, it follows that sometimes (specifically, whenever a white flower is gifted) love is expressed this way.Therefore, only statement (iv) can be inferred with certainty.
(ii) False. The text says they express 'almost all' their emotions by gifting flowers, not 'all'.
(iii) False. While the text says yellow flowers 'often' mean anger, it does not provide enough information to conclude with certainty that other flowers are used for anger.
(iv) True. Since gifting a white flower is always taken as a declaration of love, it follows that sometimes (specifically, whenever a white flower is gifted) love is expressed this way.Therefore, only statement (iv) can be inferred with certainty.
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