Premise and conclusion roles – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, C and E correctly describe the roles of premises and conclusions and the value of recognising them in exam questions. Statement D is false because the mere presence of indicator words does not guarantee validity; the logical relation between premises and conclusion must still be assessed. Statement F is false since conclusions can occur at the start of a passage and be supported by reasons that follow. Thus the combination A, B, C and E only captures all and only the true statements.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it includes all the true statements and excludes the two false ones, D and F. It recognises indicator words as helpful but not sufficient for validity. It also notes the exam-oriented importance of identifying premises and conclusions accurately.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since it includes D, which wrongly treats any text with “because” and “therefore” as a valid argument. Validity depends on structure, not just vocabulary. Therefore this option mixes true and false statements.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because it omits A, leaving out the basic relationship between premises and conclusions, and includes F, which mistakenly bans conclusions from initial positions. This makes the combination incomplete and partly false.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect as it replaces B with F, thereby losing an accurate point about premise indicators and adding a false claim about conclusion placement. Because it does not gather all the true statements, it cannot be accepted as correct.