Consumer income reports produced by the government distinguish between

(A) All householders are members of families.,........we cannot conclude this

(B) All families include a householder......correct because A family is a household containing a householder

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family........converse is given,.....so incorrect



(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families.
(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters.......................................D,E are out because of Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters,


OA:B

ARGUMENT
family = household = holder + ≥ 1 family member

(A) if a holder has no family member, then it is not a family;
(C) if a holder has no family member, then it is not a family;
(D) we don't have enough info to assume this;
(E) we don't have enough info to assume this;

Ans (B) yes, a family must contain a holder.

The right answer is B.

Premise: A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.
Premise: Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.

We are to determine which of the following must true based on the above information.

(A) All householders are members of families.
Not necessarily. A family is made up of a householder at least one person related to the householder. So if we have a householder with no one related to him/her, he/she is not a member of a family per the definition above.

(B) All families include a householder. Correct inference. We cannot have a family without a householder as per the definition above.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family. Not necessarily as far as the definition of family above is concerned. They must necessarily be in the same household with the householder to be considered family.

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families. No, this cannot be inferred from the information above on the definition of family.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters. Wrong inference.

Consumer income reports produced by the government distinguish between households and families by means of the following definition: “A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.” Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.
According to the definition above, which of the following must be true?

(A) All householders are members of families. - WRONG. Not necessarily. Family definition is fulfilled even if only one is related and rest are not.

(B) All families include a householder. - CORRECT. Any family must have a householder, so true.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family. - WRONG. What if they all live separately.?

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families. - WRONG. Not possible.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters. - WRONG. May be not residing in group living quarters.

IMO Answer B.

VeritasKarishma - Can you please this question in more detail?

Thanks,
Anshul P

panshul22:

Distinguish between households and families: “A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder.”
Except for the homeless and people in group living quarters, most people live in households.

So a family is a special type of household - one that has a householder and at least one person related to householder.
Most people live in households, but not homeless and 'people in group living quarters'.

Which of the following must be true?

(A) All householders are members of families.

A family needs to have 'a householder and a related person' but every householder may or may not have a family.

(B) All families include a householder.

Correct. A family by definition needs a householder.

(C) All of the people related to a householder form a family.

Not necessary. All related people may not form a family. Say cousins, though related to householder, may not be a part of the householder's family.

(D) Some people residing in group living quarters are members of families.

We don't know.

(E) Some homeless people reside in group living quarters.

Again, not known.

Answer (B)

What conclusion follows logically from the quoted definition of family?
We are asked what must be true according to the definition
"A family is a household containing a householder and at least one person related to the householder."

Note that this bureaucratic definition deviates from conventional usages of the term "family."
The definition mentions only families, households, and householders
–not the homeless or people in group living quarters.
The subsequent explanatory comment suggests that
the homeless and people in group living quarters generally are not members of "households
which implies that the quoted definition of "family" typically doesn't apply to them.

A According to the definition,
a householder living alone or in a household whose members are all unrelated to each other is not a member of a "family." - Wrong

B Correct.
The definition explicitly states that a
Family: is a household including a householder along with at least one relative of the householder.
It follows logically from this definition that every "family" includes a householder.

C According to the definition,
people related to a householder but living in different households do not form a "family." - Wrong

D The quoted definition says nothing about people living in group living quarters.
The explanatory statement after the definition implies that
Residents sharing group living quarters do not constitute a "household,"
which suggests that they do not constitute a "family" either according to the quoted definition - Wrong

E The quoted definition neither says nor implies anything about where homeless people reside - Wrong

The correct answer is B.