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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 follows from the given statements.
Statements:
All elephants are tigers.
All tigers are horses.
No horse is a camel.
Conclusions:
I. Some horses are elephants.
II. Some camels are tigers.

Option 1: Only conclusion I follows

Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow

Option 3: Only conclusion II follows

Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows


Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows


Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –

Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Some horses are elephants – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing horses lie inside the circle representing elephants while some lie outside. So, it can be concluded that s ome horses are elephants.
Conclusion (II): Some camels are tigers – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that there is a negative relation between camels and tigers. So, this conclusion does not follow.

So, the only conclusion I follows. Hence, the first option is correct.

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