Statement conclusion logical following – UGC NET Question

A is correct because logical following means the conclusion must necessarily hold if the statements are true. D is also correct since the test requires ignoring outside knowledge, and E is true as some items use several statements jointly. B is wrong because factual truth in real life does not guarantee that the conclusion is logically implied by the given statements. C is wrong because conclusions that go beyond the given information are usually treated as not following, even if they appear plausible. Therefore, B and C only are the wrong statements.

Option A:
Option A recognises only B as wrong and ignores C, which also mischaracterises strong conclusions by equating them with extra information. Hence it does not capture all incorrect statements.

Option B:
Option B picks only C as wrong and overlooks B, which conflates real-world truth with logical implication. This again fails to identify the full set of wrong statements.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it groups together B and C, the two statements that mislead about how logical following is judged, while leaving A, D and E as the accurate descriptions of statement–conclusion reasoning.

Option D:
Option D incorrectly adds D to the list of wrong statements, even though D is true about ignoring outside knowledge, and so misclassifies a correct rule.