Question

    Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the

    given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.  Statements: No board is a paper. All papers are printers. No printer is a scanner. Conclusions:       No scanner is a printer. Some scanners are not printers.
    A If only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If either conclusion I or II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No printer is a scanner(E) ⇒ conversion ⇒   No scanner is a printer(E). Hence, conclusion I follows. No printer is a scanner(E) ⇒ conversion ⇒   Some scanners are not printers(O). Hence, conclusion II follows.

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