Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statement I: Some fish are frogs.
Statement II: Some frogs are whales.
Conclusion I: Some fish are whales.
Conclusion II: No fish is a whale.
Option 1: Only I follows
Option 2: Only II follows
Option 3: Either I or II follows
Option 4: Neither I nor II follows
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Correct Answer: Either I or II follows
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Some fish are whales – It is a possibility that the circles representing fish and whales overlap and have a part of their area in common. But this is not definite.
Conclusion (II):
No fish is a whale – It is a possibility that the circles representing fish and whales do not overlap. But this is not definite.
Some and no make an either-or conclusion.
So, either conclusion I or II follows. Hence, the third option is correct.
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