Question

    In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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.

    Statements : Some data are information All

    information are news. All news are statements. Conclusions : I. All data being information is a possibility. II. Some data are statements. III. All statements being news is a possibility.
    A None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some data are information(I)) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ All data may be information (I). Hence, conclusion I follows. Some data are information(I) + All information are news(A) ⇒ Some data are news(I) + All news are statements(A) ⇒ Some data are statements(I). Hence, conclusion II follows. All news are statements (A) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ All statements may be news (A). Hence, conclusion III follows.

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