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  • Question
  • Some boys are men. No man is black Conclusions: 1. Some boys are not black 2. Some men are boys


  • Options
  • A. Only 1 follows
  • B. Only 2 follows
  • C. Either 1 or 2 follows
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2 follows

  • Correct Answer
  • Only 1 follows 

    Explanation

    Since one premise is negative , the conclusion must be negative. so 2 does not follow and only 1 follows

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    • 1. Artists are generally whimsical. Some of them are frustrated. Frustrated people are prone to be drug addicts. Based on these statements which of the following conclusions is true?

    • Options
    • A. All frustrated people are drug addicts
    • B. Frustrated people are whimsical
    • C. All drug addicts are artists
    • D. Some artists may be drug addicts
    • Discuss
    • 2. All windows are doors. No door is wall Conclusions: 1. No window is wall 2. No Wall is door

    • Options
    • A. Only 1 follows
    • B. Only 2 follows
    • C. Either 1 or 2 follows
    • D. Both 1 and 2 follow
    • Discuss
    • 3. In the following question, two statements are given each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statements: (I) a R b (II) b R a Conclusion: (I) This relation is symmetric. (II) This is a relation.

    • Options
    • A. Conclusion I follows
    • B. Conclusion II follows
    • C. Neither I nor II follows
    • D. Both I and II follows
    • Discuss
    • 4. In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements Statement I: All cells are chargers Statement II: All batteries are cells Conclusion I: Some chargers are batteries Conclusion II: All batteries are chargers

    • Options
    • A. Only conclusion I follows
    • B. Only conclusion II follows
    • C. Both conclusions I and II follows
    • D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
    • Discuss
    • 5. The district administration has issued a circular to all the farmers under its jurisdiction advising them for not using pesticides indiscriminately as it may pollute the ground water. Which of the following can be assumed from the given statement?

    • Options
    • A. People may stop using ground water if the farmers continue to use pesticides indiscriminately.
    • B. The polluted ground water can cause health problems.
    • C. Farmers may refrain from using pesticides indiscriminately.
    • D. People in the district are majorly dependent on ground water for drinking use.
    • Discuss
    • 6. All snakes are trees. Some trees are roads. All roads are mountains. Conclusions: 1. Some mountains are snakes 2. Some roads are snakes 3. Some mountains are trees

    • Options
    • A. Only 1 follows
    • B. Only 2 follows
    • C. Only 3 follows
    • D. Both 1 and 2 follow
    • Discuss
    • 7. Some blades are hammers. Some hammers are knives. Some knives are axes. Conclusions: 1. Some axes are hammers 2. Some knives are blades 3. Some axes are blades

    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only 1 follows
    • C. Only 2 follows
    • D. Only 3 follows
    • Discuss
    • 8. Some mountains are hillocks. Some mountains are rivers. Some mountains are valleys. Conclusions: 1. All mountains are either hillocks or rivers or valleys 2. No valley is river 3. Some river are valleys

    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only 1 follows
    • C. Only 2 and 3 follow
    • D. Only 3 follows
    • Discuss
    • 9. Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are desrets. All desrets are roads. Conclusions: 1. Some roads are rivers 2. Some roads are hills 3. Some deserts are hills

    • Options
    • A. None follows
    • B. Only 1 follows
    • C. Only 1 and 2 follows
    • D. All follow
    • Discuss
    • 10. Some tapes are discs. Some discs are cassettes. Some cassettes are songs Conclusions: 1. Some songs are discs 2. Some cassettes are tapes 3. Some songs are tapes 4. No song is a disc

    • Options
    • A. Only either 1 or 4 follows
    • B. Only either 2 or 4 follows
    • C. Only 3 and 4 follow
    • D. Only 3 and either 2 or 4 follows
    • Discuss


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