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Direction: In the question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All zebra are cows.

All camels are cows,

All tigers are zebra.

Conclusions:

I. All tigers are cows.

II. All camels being tigers is a possibility.

A)  if only conclusion I follows.

B)  if only conclusion II follows.

C)  if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

D)  if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

E)  if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

Correct Answer: E

Solution :

(i) All plants are bottles \[\to \] Universal Affirmative (A-type).

(ii) Some shoes are handkerchiefs\[\to \]Particular Affirmative (I-type).

(iii) No calculator is a shoe\[\to \] Universal Negative (E-type).

(iv) Some calculators are not shoes \[\to \]Particular Negative (O-type).

  A + A \[\Rightarrow \] A-type of Conclusion "All tigers are cows." This Is Conclusion I. "Alt tigers are cows" can be shown as: Now, "All camels are cows" can be shown as Combine the figures II and IV Therefore, "All camels being tigers is a possibility."