Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Syllogism

Question:

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

All pens are cars.

Some cars are bulbs. 

Conclusions:

I. Some cars are not bulbs

II. Some pens being bulbs is a possibility

Options:

Both conclusions I and II follow

Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Only conclusion I follows 

Only conclusion II follows

Correct Answer:

Only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

A possible Venn diagram corresponding to the statements is - 

 

Cars and bulbs overlap. Thus Conclusion I is definitely wrong.

Some pens being bulbs is a possibility  as seen in the diagram. Thus, Conclusion II can be true.