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    Question

    Statements :No mango is a guava. Some guavas are

    oranges. Some oranges are apples. Conclusions :I. Some apples are oranges. II. Some oranges are not mangoes. In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and  II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of given conclusions logically follows from the given  statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A if both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B if neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C if either conclusion I or II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D if only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E if only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some oranges are apples (I)⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some apples are oranges (I). Hence, conclusion I follows. No mango is a guava(E) + Some guavas are oranges(I) ⇒ Some oranges are not mangoes(O*). Hence, conclusion II follows.

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