Question

    In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.

    Statements: Only a few Barber is Patient.

    No Patient is Open. Only a few Teacher is Doctor. Conclusion: I. All Doctor being Patient is a possibility. II. Some Teacher is not Barber.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No Patient is Teacher(E) + Only a few Teacher is Doctor (I) → Some Doctor are not Patient (O*) → Probable conclusion → All Patient may be Patient(A). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few Barber is Patient (I) + No Patient is Teacher(E) → Some Barber are not Teacher(O). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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