Statements: All pens are chalks. All chairs are chalks.
Conclusions:
Some pens are chairs.
Some chalks are pens.
Options
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Correct Answer
Only conclusion II follows
Explanation
Since the middle term 'chalks' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, II is the converse of the first premise and so it holds.
Logical Deduction problems
Search Results
1. Statements: All educated people read newspapers. Rahul does not read newspaper.
Conclusions:
Rahul is not educated.
Reading newspaper is not essential to be educated.
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, only I follows.
2. Statements: Some men are educated. Educated persons prefer small families.
Since both premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, I is the converse of second premise, while II is the converse of the first premise. So, both of them hold.
4. Statements: All birds are tall. Some tall are hens.
Since the middle term 'tall' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, II is the converse of the second premise and so it holds.
5. Statements: Some papers are pens. Angle is a paper.
Since the middle term 'papers' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and II involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. Thus, either I or II follows.
6. Statements: Bureaucrats marry only intelligent girls. Tanya is very intelligent.
Since the middle term 'engineer' is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I is the converse of the first premise and thus it holds.
8. Statements: All windows are doors. No door is wall.
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, I follows. However, II is the converse of the second premise and thus it also holds,
9. Statements: Most teachers are boys. Some boys are students.