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      Question

      In the questions given 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. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Some Toddlers are Teenagers All Teenagers are Adults No Toddlers are Infants Conclusion: I. Some Adults are not Infants II. All Infants are Teenagers III. All Adults can be Toddlers
      A Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Only conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Some Toddlers are Teenagers (I) + All Teenagers are Adults (A) โ†’ Some Toddlers are Adults (I) โ†’ Conversion โ†’ Some Adults are Toddlers (I) + No Toddlers are Infants (E) โ†’ Some Adults are not Infants (O). Hence conclusion I follows. ย  Some Toddlers are Teenagers โ†’ Conversion โ†’ Some Teenagers are Toddlers (I) + No Toddlers are Infants (E) โ†’ Some Teenagers are not Infants (O). Hence conclusion II does not follow. Some Toddlers are Teenagers (I) + All Teenagers are Adults (A) โ†’ Some Toddlers are Adults (I) โ†’ Probable conclusion โ†’ All Adults can be Toddlers (A). Hence conclusion III follows.

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