Question

    Statement Only a few Years are Days All

    Days are Months No Month is a Date Conclusion I. All Years can never be Dates II. Some Days can be Dates Study the following statements 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 Either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Years are Days (I) + All Days are Months (A) → Some Years are Months (I) + No Month is a Date (E) → Some Years are not Date (O) → Probable conclusion → All Years can never be Dates (O). Hence conclusion I follows. All Days are Months (A) + No Month is a Date (E) → No Day is a Date (E) → Probable conclusion → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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