Statement: Some doors are handles. All handles are pins. Some pins are threats. All threats are clothes. Conclusions: I. Some cloths are pins. II. Some pins are doors. III. Some clothes are handles. IV. Some clothes are doors.

Only II and III follow
Only I, II and IV follow
Only II, III and IV follow
All follow

Correct Answer:

Explanation:

Some pins are threats + All threats are clothes = I + A = I = Some pins are clothes → conversion → Some clothes are pins (I) Hence I follows. Some doors are handles + All handles are pins = I + A = I = Some doors are pins → conversion → Some pins are doors (I) Hence II follows. All handles are pins + Some pins are clothes = I + A = No conclusion Hence III does not follow. Nor does IV follow consequently.

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