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  • Question
  • Statement:
    All parrots are pigeons. Some crows are pigeon. Some sparrows are crow. All sparrows are koels.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some koels are crows.
    II. Some parrots are crows.
    III. Some sparrows are pigeons.
    IV. No crow is a parrot.


  • Options
  • A. None follows
  • B. Only I follow
  • C. Only II follows
  • D. Only III follows

  • Correct Answer
  • Only II follows 

    Explanation

    Some sparrows are crow + Some crows are pigeons = I + I = No conclusion Hence III does not follow. Some crows are pigeons (I) ? conversion ? Some pigeons are crows (I) Now, all parrots are pigeons + Some pigeons are crows = A + I = No conclusion Hence II does not follow. Nor does IV follow. However conversion II from an I-E complementary pair with IV, Hence either I or IV follows. Some sparrows are crows(I) ? conversion ? Some crows are sparrows + All sparrows are koels ? conversion ? Some koels are crows (I). Hence I.


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