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      Question

      In the question below are given some statements

      followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Few lamps are lights. All lights are bulbs. Only bulbs are competitors. Conclusions: I: Some bulbs are lamps. II: No competitor is light.
      A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Few lamps are lights (I) + All lights are bulbs (A) → Some lamps are bulbs (I) → Conversion → Some bulbs are lamps (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Only bulbs are competitors → All competitors are bulbs and competitors can have negative relation with anyone. Hence conclusion II follows.

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