Question

In the question 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 and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only Hat is Mat. Few Hat is Rat. No Rat is Cat. Conclusions:
I. Every Rat being Hat is a possibility.
II. Some Cat is not Rat.
III. Some Mat cannot be Hat.

A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Only conclusion I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Only conclusion II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E All of the above conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Few Hat is Rat → All Rat may be Hat (A). Hence conclusion I follows. No Rat is Cat (E) → Conversion → Some Cat is not Rat (O). Hence conclusion II follows. Only Hat is Mat → All Mat are Hat (A). Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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