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    Question

    Directions(Q. 1-5): In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give Answer:

    Statements: All bats are stumps.

    > Some stumps are balls. Some balls are wickets. Conclusions I. Some bats are balls. II. Some balls are stumps.
    A If only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E If both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All bats are stumps (A) + Some stumps are balls (I) ⇒ no conclusion. Hence, conclusion I will not follow. Some stumps are balls (I) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some balls are stumps (I). Hence, conclusion II will follow.

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