Question

    In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some Conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even, if they seem to be at 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 Rose are Lotus Some Lotus

    are Tulip All Tulip are Lily Conclusions: I. Some Lily are Rose II. No Rose is a Lily
    A If only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If both conclusions I and II follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If neither conclusion I nor II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E If either conclusion I or II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Rose are Lotus (A) + Some Lotus are Tulip (I) → No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion I nor II follows but it will make a complementary pair. Hence either conclusion I or II follows.

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