📢 Too many exams? Don’t know which one suits you best? Book Your Free Expert 👉 call Now!
  • google app store apple app store
    • ✖

      Question

      Statements: Only cumin are coriander. Some

      cumin are spices. Some spices are turmeric. Conclusions: I. Some turmeric are coriander. II. Some cumin are coriander. III. No spices is coriander. In the question below there are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
      A Only conclusion II and conclusion III follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Only conclusion I and conclusion II follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Only cumin are coriander → All mon are cumin and coriander cannot have positive relation with anyone. Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only cumin are coriander → Some cumin are coriander (I). Hence conclusion II follows. Only cumin are coriander + Some cumin are spices → No spices is coriander as coriander can have negative relation with anyone. Hence conclusion III follows.

      Practice Next
      More Syllogism Questions

      Relevant for Exams:

      ask-question