Direction: Following consists a statement followed by some conclusions. Consider the statement and decide which of these conclusions is implicit to the statement. Statement: All the locks are keys.…
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Direction: Following consists a statement followed by some conclusions. Consider the statement and decide which of these conclusions is implicit to the statement.
Statement: All the locks are keys.
All the keys are bats.
Some watches are bats.
Conclusions: I. Some bats are locks.
II. Some watches are keys.
III. All the keys are locks
All the keys are bats.
Some watches are bats.
Conclusions: I. Some bats are locks.
II. Some watches are keys.
III. All the keys are locks
- Only I and II
- Only I
- Only II
- Only II and III
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - Only I
Locks are within keys within bats, so some bats are locks (I follows). Watches overlap bats only possibly outside keys, so II does not follow; III is an illegal conversion of 'all locks are keys'. Only I.
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