UPSC CSE Prelims 2012

Correct Option (B)

The conclusion "Some drug addicts are whimsical" can be logically derived from the given statements.

• Statement 1 establishes that all artists possess the characteristic of being whimsical.
• Statement 2 indicates that a subset of artists are drug addicts.
• Since all artists are whimsical, and some artists are drug addicts, it logically follows that those artists who are drug addicts must also be whimsical. Therefore, some drug addicts are whimsical.

Incorrect Options:

• Option (A) Artists are frustrated. This conclusion cannot be drawn. The statements do not provide any direct link or premise connecting "artists" with "frustrated" individuals. While frustrated people are linked to drug addiction, artists are not universally or partially linked to frustration.

• Option (C) All frustrated people are drug addicts. This statement is not necessarily true. Statement 3 indicates that "Frustrated people are prone to become drug addicts." The term "prone to" signifies a tendency or susceptibility, not a universal or absolute outcome. It does not imply that every frustrated person will inevitably become a drug addict.

• Option (D) Whimsical people are generally frustrated. The given statements do not contain any information that establishes a relationship or connection between "whimsical people" and "frustrated people." Therefore, this conclusion cannot be inferred.