Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts…
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Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements: All dolls are windows. All bottles are windows. All cars are bottles.
Conclusions:
I. All cars are windows
II. Some cars are dolls.
III. Some windows are cars.
Statements: All dolls are windows. All bottles are windows. All cars are bottles.
Conclusions:
I. All cars are windows
II. Some cars are dolls.
III. Some windows are cars.
- Only I and II follow
- Only II and III follow
- Only I and III follow
- Only III follows
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Only I and III follow
All cars are bottles and all bottles are windows, so all cars are windows (I), and hence some windows are cars (III). Nothing links cars to dolls, so II does not follow.
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