Direction: In each of the 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 a variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. |
Statements: |
All fruits are flowers. |
No flower is sweet. |
Some sweets are desserts. |
Conclusions: |
I. Some desserts are flowers. |
II. No dessert is flower. |
A) if only Conclusion I follows.
B) if only Conclusion II follows.
C) if either Conclusion I or II follows.
D) if neither Conclusion I nor II follows.
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
(i) All windows are floors Universal Affirmative (A -Type). (ii) Some doors are windows Particular Affirmative (I-type). (iii) No flower is sweet Universal Negative (E-type). (iv) Some flowers are not sweets Particular Negative (O-type). ?No flower is sweet.? A + E \[\Rightarrow \] E-type of Conclusion. "No fruit is sweet." Conclusions I and II form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either I or II follows.You need to login to perform this action.
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