Directions: There are two statements which are followed by four conclusions. You have to take these statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then…
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Directions: There are two statements which are followed by four conclusions. You have to take these statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the conclusions is correct.
Statements: I. All boys are beautiful. II. All beautiful are lovely.
Conclusions:
Conclusions:
- All boys are lovely
- All lovely are boys
- Some beautiful are not boys
- All beautiful are not lovely
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - All boys are lovely
All boys are beautiful and all beautiful are lovely, so all boys are lovely. 'All lovely are boys' reverses a universal statement, 'some beautiful are not boys' cannot be inferred, and 'all beautiful are not lovely' contradicts Statement II.
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