In each 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 with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: Some mats are bedsheets.
All bedsheets are chairs. Some chairs are desks. Conclusions: I. Some desks are bedsheets. II. Some chairs are mats. III. Some mats are desks.
ANone followsCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
BOnly I followsCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
COnly II followsCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
DOnly III followsCorrect AnswerIncorrect Answer
Solution
A + I = No conclusion. Hence, conclusion I and III will not follow. Some mats are bedsheets (I) + All bedsheets are chairs (A) = Some mats are chairs (I) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some chairs are mats (I). Hence, conclusion II will follow.
