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 conclusions logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
I. All papers are scissors.
II. Some scissors are books.
III. All books are animals.
Conclusions:
I. Some animals are books
II. Some scissors are paper.
Option 1: Only conclusion (II) follows
Option 2: Only conclusion (I) follows
Option 3: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
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Correct Answer: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Some animals are books – From the Venn diagram, we can see that the circle representing books is completely inside the circle representing animals. So, this conclusion follows.
Conclusion (II):
Some scissors are paper – From the Venn diagram, we can see that the circle representing paper is completely inside the circle representing scissors. So, this conclusion follows.
So, both conclusions I and II follow. Hence the third option is correct.
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