9th Class Mental Ability Syllogisms Question Bank Syllogism

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    Directions: In each questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both of the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    Statements: I. Some bottles are cups.
    II. Some cups are plates.
    III. No spoon is a plate.
    Conclusions: I. Some spoons are bottles.
    II. No bottles is a spoon.

    A) None follows      

    B)        Only I follows

    C) Only II follows     

    D)        Either I or II follows

    E) None of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Explanation Option [d] is correct. From the given premises we cannot have the conclusions making a complimentary pair. Hence, the correct answer will be ?Either I or II follows?. Rest of the options is incorrect because of the correctness of option [d].


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