Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Syllogism

Question:

Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusion logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

1. All bottles are black.

2. All black are white.

Conclusions:

(I) All blacks are bottles.

(II) Some blacks are not white.

Options:

Only conclusion I follows 

Both conclusions I and II follow 

Neither conclusion follows 

Only conclusion II follows 

Correct Answer:

Neither conclusion follows 

Explanation:

A Venn diagram based on the statements is:

1. All blacks being bottles is not a possibility based on statement 1, thus, conclusion I does not follow.

2. Statement 2 is a positive statement, thus a negative conclusion cannot be drawn from it and thus, conclusion II does not follow.

⇒ Thus, neither conclusions follow.