Question

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some women are wise.

All wise are engineers.

Conclusions:

I. Some women are engineers.

II. All engineers are wise.

A Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Both, conclusion (I) and (II) follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Only conclusion (II) follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Only conclusion (I) follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Conclusions: I. Some women are engineers.→ True (As,Some women are wise andAll wise are engineers→ some women are engineers) II. All engineers are wise.→ False (As,All wise are engineers→ someengineers are wise) Hence, only conclusion (I) follows.

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