Statement — All guilty politicians were arrested. Ranjan and Kamlesh were among those arrested. Question — What follows necessarily?

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Ranjan and Kamlesh were guilty.

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
The stem gives a sufficient condition for arrest within a set: “guilty politicians → arrested.” It does not say everyone arrested is a politician, nor that all politicians are guilty. We must reason about two named arrestees.



Given Data / Assumptions:


  • All guilty politicians were arrested.
  • Ranjan and Kamlesh are within the arrested set.
  • Implicitly, the context concerns politicians (per wording).


Concept / Approach:
If the arrest list is exactly those guilty politicians (standard reading of such items), then being “among those arrested” entails being a guilty politician. The safe necessary inference about the two named individuals is that they were guilty (within the described sweep).



Step-by-Step Solution:


A: Overstates; not all politicians are necessarily guilty.B: Overgeneralizes the arrested set beyond politicians.C: Contradicts the political context.D: Matches the intended consequent about those arrested.E: Not applicable since D follows.


Verification / Alternative check:
On typical exam logic, “all guilty politicians were arrested; X and Y were among those arrested” → X and Y are within the guilty politician set used for arrest.



Final Answer:
Ranjan and Kamlesh were guilty.

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