GATE EC 2015 Set 3 — Question 10

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Ms. X will be in Bagdogra from 01/05/2014 to 20/05/2014 and from 22/05/2014 to 31/05/2014. On the morning of 21/05/2014, she will reach Kochi via Mumbai. Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences?

Correct answer (B) Ms. X will be in Kochi for only one day in May. Solution Ms. X is in Bagdogra for two periods in May: from the 1st to the 20th and from the 22nd to the 31st. On the morning of the 21st, she reaches Kochi. Since she is in Bagdogra for all other days of the month, she is in Kochi for exactly one day in May. Statement (B) correctly captures this inference. Statement (A) is incorrect because we cannot infer her location in other months. Statement (C) is incorrect because she travels via Mumbai, so she is not 'only' in Kochi on that day. Statement (D) is logically invalid as it makes a claim about other people. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B) Ms. X will be in Kochi for only one day in May. Solution Ms. X is in Bagdogra for two periods in May: from the 1st to the 20th and from the 22nd to the 31st. On the morning of the 21st, she reaches Kochi. Since she is in Bagdogra for all other days of the month, she is in Kochi for exactly one day in May. Statement (B) correctly captures this inference. Statement (A) is incorrect because we cannot infer her location in other months. Statement (C) is incorrect because she travels via Mumbai, so she is not 'only' in Kochi on that day. Statement (D) is logically invalid as it makes a claim about other people.

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