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- (Q. 1 - 5) : In each of the questions below are given two or more statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be a at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
- 1. Statements:
No giraffe is a leopard
All leopards are kangaroos
All kangaroos are wolfs
Conclusions:
I. All kangaroos can never be giraffes
II. All giraffes are definitely wolfs.
A.If only conclusion I follows.
B.If only conclusion II follows.
C.If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D.If both conclusions I and II follows.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A 
(i) All pages are markers --> Universal Affirmative (A - type).
(ii) Some fruits are apples --> Particular Affirmative (I - type)
(iii)No book is a page --> Universal Negative (E - type).
(iv) Some books are not pages --> Particular Negative (O - type).
No giraffe is a leopard
All leopards are kangaroos
E + A ⇒ O1 - type of Conclusion " Some kangaroos are not giraffes."
This Conclusion implies that "All kangaroos can never be giraffes."
All leopards are wolfs.
All kangaroos are wolfs
A + A ⇒ A - type of conclusion " All leopards are wolfs."
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- 2. Statements:
Some fruits are mangos.
All mangos are guavas.
No guava is a banana.
Conclusions:
I. All guavas are fruits.
II. Some guavas are fruits
A.If only conclusion I follows.
B.If only conclusion II follows.
C.If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D.If both conclusions I and II follows.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
(i) All pages are markers --> Universal Affirmative (A - type).
(ii) Some fruits are apples --> Particular Affirmative (I - type)
(iii)No book is a page --> Universal Negative (E - type).
(iv) Some books are not pages --> Particular Negative (O - type).
Some fruits are mangos.
All mangos are guavas.
I + A => I - type of conclusion
"Some fruits are guavas".
Conclusion II is Converse of it.
All mangos are guavas
No guava is a banana.
A + E => E - type of conclusion
"No mango is a banana
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- 3. Statements:
All locks are keys.
Some keys are pockets.
Conclusions:
I. No pocket is lock.
II. At least some pockets are keys.
A.If only conclusion I follows.
B.If only conclusion II follows.
C.If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D.If both conclusions I and II follows.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
(i) All pages are markers --> Universal Affirmative (A - type).
(ii) Some fruits are apples --> Particular Affirmative (I - type)
(iii)No book is a page --> Universal Negative (E - type).
(iv) Some books are not pages --> Particular Negative (O - type).
All locks are keys
Some keys are pockets.
A + I => No conclusion
Conclusion II is Converse of the second Premise.
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- 4. Statements:
No books is a pen.
All pens are pencils
All pencils are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. All pens are erasers.
II. At least some erasers are pencils.
A.If only conclusion I follows.
B.If only conclusion II follows.
C.If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D.If both conclusions I and II follows.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
(i) All pages are markers --> Universal Affirmative (A - type).
(ii) Some fruits are apples --> Particular Affirmative (I - type)
(iii)No book is a page --> Universal Negative (E - type).
(iv) Some books are not pages --> Particular Negative (O - type).
All pens are pencils
All pencils are erasers.
A + A => A - type of Conclusion
"All pens are erasers."
This is conclusion I.
Conclusion II is Converse of the second Premise.
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- 5. Statements:
Some fruits are mangos.
All mangos are guavas.
No guava is a banana.
Conclusions:
I. All fruits are bananas.
II. No mango is a banana.
A.If only conclusion I follows.
B.If only conclusion II follows.
C.If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D.If both conclusions I and II follows.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
(i) All pages are markers --> Universal Affirmative (A - type).
(ii) Some fruits are apples --> Particular Affirmative (I - type)
(iii)No book is a page --> Universal Negative (E - type).
(iv) Some books are not pages --> Particular Negative (O - type).
All mangos are guavas.
No guava is a banana
A + E => E - type of Conclusion
"No mango is a banana."
This is Conclusion II.
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