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    Question

    Statements: Some eyes are ears. All ears

    are hands. All hands are arms. Conclusions: I. At least some hands are eyes. II. All arms being eyes is a possibility. III. Some hands are not eyes. In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by some Conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even, if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some eyes are ears (I) + All ears are hands (A) → Some eyes are hands (I) → Conversion → Some hands are eyes (I). Hence conclusion I follows but conclusion III does not follow. Some eyes are hands (I) + All hands are arms (A) → Some eyes are arms (I) → Probable conclusion → All arms may be eyes (A). Hence conclusion II follows.

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