Consider the following statements.
(a) Every murder is culpable homicide.
(b) Every culpable homicide is murder.
(c) Every robbery is either theft or extortion.
(d) Every extortion is robbery.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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(a) and (c)
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(b) and (c)
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(a) and (d)
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(b) and (d)
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Statement (a) is correct - murder is a species of culpable homicide; all murders are culpable homicide but not vice versa. Statement (c) is correct - robbery is either theft or extortion with specific circumstances. Statements (b) and (d) are incorrect - not all culpable homicide is murder, and extortion is not robbery. Therefore, option A (a and c) is correct.