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UPSC 1995: Examine the following statements: I watch TV only if I am bored. I am never bored when I have my brother’s company. Whenever I go to the theatre, I take my brother along. Which one of the following conclusions is valid in the context of the above statements?
(a)If I am bored, I watch TV
(b)If I am bored, I seek my brother’s company
(c)If I am not with my brother, then I watch TV
(d)If I am not bored, I do not watch TV
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) If I am not bored, I do not watch TV
‘I watch TV only if I am bored’ means watching TV ⇒ bored; its contrapositive is not bored ⇒ do not watch TV. The other two statements do not affect this contrapositive. Hence the valid conclusion is (d) ‘If I am not bored, I do not watch TV’. Options (a) and (b) reverse the conditional, and (c) is unsupported. ([id.scribd.com](https://id.scribd.com/document/731910046/1995))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1995, GS Paper 1, as Question 133. It falls under Science & Technology > Logical Reasoning & Puzzles.
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