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Question

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 both the conclusions and then decide which of given conclusions logically follows from the given  statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

Statements: Some books are novels.

                                Some books are eraser.

                                No eraser is a pencil.

Conclusions:       I. All books are novels.

II. All books may be novels.

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 books are novels (I) ⇒I.I ⇒  No conclusion. Hence, conclusion I does not follow. Some books are novels (I) ⇒   Probable conclusion ⇒ All books may be novels (A). Hence, conclusion II follows.

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