Question

Read all the statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only a few spoons are plates.

All plates are forks.

Only a few forks are cups.

Conclusions:

1) Only spoons are forks.

2) A few plates are cups.

A If conclusion 1 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B If conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Either conclusion 1 or conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E Both the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Alternate Method: Some spoons are plates (I) + All plates are forks (A) ⇒ Some spoons are forks (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. All plates are forks (A) + Some forks are cups (I) ⇒ conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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