Directions: In the question, two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from…
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Directions: In the question, two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
Statements: All pens are chalks. All chairs are chalks.
Conclusions: I. Some pens are chairs.
II. Some chalks are pens.
Conclusions: I. Some pens are chairs.
II. Some chalks are pens.
- If only conclusion I follows
- If only conclusion II follows
- If either conclusion I or II follows
- If neither conclusion I nor II follows
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - If only conclusion II follows
Both pens and chairs are inside chalks, but they need not overlap, so I does not follow. All pens are chalks converts to Some chalks are pens, so II follows.
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