Direction : In the following question, three statements are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide…
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Direction : In the following question, three statements are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts
Statements: All players are spectators. Some spectators are theatres. Some theatres are dramas.
Conclusion: I. Some dramas are spectators. II. Some players are dramas.
III. Some theatres are players. IV. All spectators are players.
Statements: All players are spectators. Some spectators are theatres. Some theatres are dramas.
Conclusion: I. Some dramas are spectators. II. Some players are dramas.
III. Some theatres are players. IV. All spectators are players.
- None follows
- Only I and III follow
- Only II follows
- Only II and IV follow
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - None follows
Players lie within spectators; some spectators are theatres and some theatres are dramas, but none of these 'some' links is guaranteed to pass through. I, II and III are not certain and IV is an illegal conversion. None follows.
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