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 Shirts are Pants All Pants

    are Sweaters All Sweaters are Tie Conclusions: I. Some Tie are Pants II. All Sweaters are Shirts
    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 Pants are Sweaters (A) + All Sweaters are Tie (A) → All Pants are Tie (A) → Conversion → Some Tie are Pants (I). Hence conclusion I follows. All Shirts are Pants (A) + All Pants are Sweaters (A) → All Shirts are Sweaters (A) → Conversion → Some Sweaters are Shirts (I). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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