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/s from the given statements.
Statements:
All movies are bottles.
Some bottles are steel.
All steel is cupboards.
Conclusions:
I. Some movies are bottles.
II. Some cupboards are steel.
Option 1: Only conclusion (II) follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Option 3: Only conclusion (I) follows
Option 4: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
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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 movies are bottles – From the Venn diagram, it is evident that the circle representing movies lies inside the circle representing bottles. Since all movies are bottles, some movies will definitely be bottles. Therefore, this conclusion follows.
Conclusion II:
Some cupboards are steel
– From the Venn diagram, it is evident that some parts of the circle representing the cupboard lie inside the circle representing steel. So, it can be concluded that some cupboards are steel.
From the above, both conclusions I and II follow. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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