Which one of the following is the correct logical inference based on the information provided in the above passage?

Let the total number of appeared candidates be $T_a$ and the total number of qualified candidates be $T_q$.

1. Appeared Candidates:

   • Boys appeared: $65\%$ of $T_a$

   • Girls appeared: $100\% - 65\% = 35\%$ of $T_a$

   • Therefore, more boys appeared than girls, which rules out options (B) and (C).

2. Qualified Candidates:

   • Girls qualified: $60\%$ of $T_q$

   • Boys qualified: $100\% - 60\% = 40\%$ of $T_q$

   • Since $40\% < 60\%$, the number of boys who qualified is strictly less than the number of girls who qualified.

Thus, option (D) is the correct logical inference.