Directions to answer the question: In the question, a statement is followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows the given statement.

Statement: – All Indians are patriotic.
Conclusion I: – Americans are not patriotic
Conclusion II: – Every citizen should love his nation.

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Directions to answer the question: In the question, a statement is followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows the given statement.

Statement: – All Indians are patriotic.

Conclusion I: – Americans are not patriotic

Conclusion II: – Every citizen should love his nation.

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The correct answer is Neither I nor II follows. To determine which conclusion logically follows, we must strictly analyze the given statement and avoid making outside assumptions.Statement: All Indians are patriotic.Let's evaluate each conclusion based only on that statement:Conclusion I (Americans are not patriotic): The statement only gives us information about Indians. It does not provide any information about Americans or any other nationality. Therefore, we cannot logically conclude anything about Americans. Conclusion I does not follow.Conclusion II (Every citizen should love his nation): While this is a positive moral sentiment, the statement only gives us a fact about Indians being patriotic. It does not state a universal rule or obligation for what citizens of all nations "should" do. Therefore, Conclusion II does not logically follow from the given text.Since neither conclusion can be logically derived from the statement, neither follows.The correct option is (D) Neither I nor II follows.

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Only I follows

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Only II follows

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Either I or II follows

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