11th Class Mental Ability Syllogisms Question Bank Question - Syllogism

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    Direction: Each of the following questions contains two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true, even if they seen to be at variance at the commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements.
    You are to give your answer as: (a) if only I follows ; (b) if only conclusion II follows ; (c) if either I or II follows; (d) if neither I nor II follows and (e) if both I and II follow.
    Statement:  
    A. All pins are staplers.
    B. Some staplers are sharpeners.
    C. Some sharpeners are stands.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some staplers are stands.
    II. Some sharpeners are pins.
    III. Some pins are stands.
    IV. Some stands are sharpeners

    A) Only I and II follow

    B) Only II and IV follow

    C) Only III follow

    D) Only IV follows

    E) None of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Explanation Option (d) is correct. For I, B and C are relevant. But no conclusion follows from them. For II all the three statements are relevant. But no conclusion follows from them. Ill is also not valid IV is obvious from C.


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