Question

    In the question below, three statements are given

    followed by the conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with 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: All Umbrellas are Clouds. Only a few Clouds are Streets. All Streets are Rain. Conclusions: I. Some Umbrellas are Streets II. No Umbrella is a Street
    A Only conclusion I follow 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
    E Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Umbrellas are Clouds (A) + Some Clouds are Streets (I) → No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion I nor II follow but it will make a complementary pair. Hence either conclusion I or II follow.

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