Statements: Some files are numbered. All numbers are coded. Inferences:

All files are coded.
All codes are filed.
Some files are not numbered.
No numbers have codes

Correct Answer: All files are coded.

Explanation:

Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All files are numbered. ↔ All numbers are coded.
A + A ⇒ A-type of Conclusion "All files are coded."
This is Conclusion I.

More Questions from Syllogism

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Statements: (a) All clerks are typists. (b) Some typists are stenos. Conclusions: I. Some stenos are clerks. II. No steno is a clerk. III. All typists are clerks. IV. All clerks are stenos.
Statements: (a) All players are educated. (b) All educated are cultured. Inferences: I. All players are cultured. II. All cultured persons are players.
Statements: Some books are Magazines. Some Magazines are Novels. Conclusions: (I) Some books are Novels. (II) Some Novels are Magazines.
Statements : All animals are birds. Some animals are human beings. Conclusions : I. Some human beings are birds. II. Some birds are human beings.
Statements: All women are cats. All cats are rats. Conclusions: I. All women are rats. II. All rats are women.
Statements: (1) All books are trees. (2) All trees are lions. Conclusions: I. All books are lions. II. All lions are books. III. All trees are books. IV. Some lions are books.
Statements: A. All clerks are superintendents. B. All superintendents are managers. C. All managers are supervisors. Conclusions: I. All supervisors are clerks. II. Some clerks are supervisors. III. Some managers are clerks. IV. All superintendents are clerks.
Statements: (a) Some schools are Laboratories. (b) All Laboratories are theatres. Conclusions: I. Some theatres are schools. II. No school is a theatre.
Statements: Some boys are men. No man is black. Conclusions: I. Some boys are not black. II. Some men are boys.

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