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:
(I) All tankers are ships.
(II) Some ships are rockets.
(III) Some tankers are guns.
Conclusions:
(I) Some guns are ships.
(II) Some tankers are rockets.
Option 1: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) is true
Option 2: Only conclusion (II) is true
Option 3: Both conclusions (I) and (II) are true
Option 4: Only conclusion (I) is true
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Correct Answer: Only conclusion (I) is true
Solution : The possible Venn diagram for the according to the given statements –
Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Some guns are ships – According to the Venn diagram, some part of the circle representing guns intersects the circle representing ships. So, this conclusion follows.
Conclusion (II):
Some tankers are rockets – According to the Venn diagram, we can see that there is no definite relation between tankers and rockets. So, this conclusion does not follow.
So, only the conclusion I is true. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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