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    Question

    In the question below there are three statements

    followed by three 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: Some buildings are apartments Only few apartment is flat. All flats are floors. Conclusions: I: Some floors are apartments. II: Only apartment is building. 
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both conclusion I and II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only few apartment is flat (I) + All flats are floors (A) → Some apartment is floor (I) → Conversion → Some floors are apartments (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Some buildings are apartments (I) → Conversion → Some apartments are buildings (I). Hence conclusion II does  not follow.

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