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: Some tapes are discs. Some discs are cassettes. Some cassettes are songs.
Conclusion: I. Some songs are discs. II. Some cassettes are tapes.
III. Some songs are tapes. IV. No song is a disc
Statements: Some tapes are discs. Some discs are cassettes. Some cassettes are songs.
Conclusion: I. Some songs are discs. II. Some cassettes are tapes.
III. Some songs are tapes. IV. No song is a disc
- Only either I or IV follows
- Only either II or IV follows
- Only III and either II or IV follow
- Only III and IV follow
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Only either I or IV follows
Only 'some' links are given, so no definite conclusion follows for II or III. Songs-discs is uncertain, so I and IV form a complementary pair. Only either I or IV follows.
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