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GATE 2016 EE (EE2) – Question 4

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

R2D2 is a robot, can repair aeroplanes, and no other robot can repair aeroplanes. Which follows?

  1. R2D2 is a robot which can only repair aeroplanes.
  2. R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.
  3. R2D2 is a robot which can repair only aeroplanes.
  4. Only R2D2 is a robot.

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Correct answer: (B) R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.

Explanation

The premises restrict which robot can repair aeroplanes, not what else R2D2 may repair. They also do not exclude the existence of other robots. The precise inference is **B**, R2D2 is the only robot capable of repairing aeroplanes.

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