Question
In the question, below are three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III, and
IV. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known fact s. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements: Some Tables are not Chairs. All Chairs are Brown. Some Brown are Green. Conclusions:
I. Some Tables may be chairs.
II. Some Chairs are Green.
III. All Tables are Brown.
IV. Some Tables are Green.
Solution
Some Tables are not Chairs (I) → Probable conclusion → Some Tables may be chairs. (I). Hence conclusion I follows. All Chairs are Brown (A) + Some Brown are Green (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. Some Tables are not Chairs (O) + All Chairs are Brown (A) → No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion III nor IV t follows.
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