Question
Statements: No kite is a thread. A few
threads are needles. Only needles are sticks. Conclusions: I. A few threads may be sticks. II. No kite is a needle. In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given 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.Solution
Only needles are sticks β All sticks are needles and sticks cannot have positive relation with anyone. Hence conclusion I does not follow. No kite is a thread (E) + A few threads are needles (A) β Some needles are not kites (O*). Hence conclusion II does not follow.