Question
Download Solution PDFRead the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).
Statements:
Some ships are cups.
No cup is a stool.
All windows are cups.
Conclusions:
I. Some ships being windows is a possibility.
II. No window is a stool.
III. All cups are windows.
IV. No ship is a stool.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe pattern followed here is:
The least possible Venn diagram is shown below according to the given information.
Statements:
Some ships are cups.
No cup is a stool.
All windows are cups.
Conclusions:
I. Some ships being windows is a possibility → Follow → As some ships are cups and No cup is a stool and all windows are cups. So some ships being windows is a possibility is definitely followed.
II. No window is a stool → Follow → As No cup is a stool and All windows are cups. So No window is a stool is definitely followed.
III. All cups are windows → Does not follow → As all windows are cups. So all cups are windows is not definitely followed.
IV. No ship is a stool → Does not follow → As some ships are cups and No cup is a stool and all windows are cups. So No ship is a stool is not followed because it is a possibility that some ships are stool. So it is definitely not followed.
So, the only conclusions I and II follow.
Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".
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