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 books are erasers. No

    sharpener is pencil. All pencils are books. Only a few pencils are bright. Conclusions: 1) Only erasers are pencil. 2) Only pencil is eraser.
    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 pencils are books (A) + All books are erasers (A) ⇒ All pencils are erasers (A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some erasers are pencils (I). Hence conclusion I follows but conclusion II does not follow.

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