Question

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

    Statements: All songs are music. All music

    is lyrics. Only a few lyrics is composer. Conclusions: 1) Only lyrics is song. 2) Few composer being music is a possibility.
    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: All songs are music (A) + All music is lyrics (A) ⇒ All songs are lyrics (A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some lyrics are songs (I). Hence conclusion I follows. All music is lyrics (A) + Some lyrics is composer (I) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ Some composer may be music (A). Hence conclusion II follows.

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