GATE CSE 2016 Set 1 | Question: GA07

Question

Indian currency notes show the denomination indicated in at least seventeen languages. If this is not an indication of the nation's diversity, nothing else is.

Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentences?

• A. India is a country of exactly seventeen languages.
• B. Linguistic pluralism is the only indicator of a nation's diversity.
• C. Indian currency notes have sufficient space for all the Indian languages.
• D. Linguistic pluralism is strong evidence of India's diversity.

Comments

see thge question is very simple people are making it difficult surely the right answer is B as per the above statement given in the question if"nothing else is"was not given in the question then answer would have been D just because of"nothing else is" is given so it is option B

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A is incorrect as it cannot be inferred that exactly 17 languages are there, because the statement says that there are atleast 17 languages on the currency note.   B is incorrect because of the word 'only' in the option, which is too strong to be inferred.   C is incorrect as it says 'space for all Indian languages', but the number of languages in India is not mentioned in the question.   D is correct as it can be easily inferred from the statement.

Answer 1

Answer is (D) Linguistic pluralism is strong evidence of India's diversity.

Comments

Just want to share my understanding of why option B is wrong.

2.  Linguistic pluralism is the only indicator of a nation's diversity.

Say proposition P, Q

P = Linguistic pluralism is the indicator of a nation’s diversity

Q = Other criteria(Say Clothes, Religion) is an indicator of a nation’s diversity.

Focus on this statement, “If this is not an indication of the nation's diversity, nothing else is”.

$\sim P\rightarrow \sim Q$

This is equivalent to $Q\rightarrow P$

So, if other criteria(Say Clothes, Religion) is an indicator of a nation’s diversity then Linguistic is also.

So Linguistic pluralism is not the only indicator of nation’s diversity.

Answer 2

Option D is answer.

As from the question, it can be easily figured out that linguistic pluralism is indicating nation's diversity.

Comments

Eliminate a because nothing mention only 7 language

B linguistics pluralism is not only indicator  false

C there is no talking about sufficient space  false

D correct

 

Mostly focus  exactly ,only  , some other conjunction to solve such type of questions