Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements.
Statements:
All bottles are medicines.
Some doctors are bottles.
Some medicines are capsules.
Conclusions:
I. Some doctors are medicines.
II. Some bottles are capsules.
Option 1: Only conclusion (I) is true
Option 2: Only conclusion (II) is true
Option 3: Both conclusions (I) and (II) are true
Option 4: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) is true
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Correct Answer: Only conclusion (I) is true
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Some doctors are medicines
– From the diagram, it is evident that the circles representing doctors and medicines overlap and have a part of their area in common. So, it can be concluded that some
doctors are medicines.
Conclusion (II):
Some bottles are capsules
– From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is no direct relation between bottles and capsules. Thus, no definite relation can be drawn. So, this conclusion is false.
So, the only conclusion I is true . Hence, the first option is correct.
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