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:

i. All R are M

II. Some S are R

Conclusions:

I. Some R are S

Ii. Some M are not R

III. Some R are M

 

Options:

Only conclusion II follows

Both conclusion I and III follows 

All conclusion follow

Both conclusion I and II follows

Correct Answer:

Both conclusion I and III follows 

Explanation:

A Venn diagram based on the statements is:

1. There is definitive overlap between R and S, thus conclusion I follows.

2. Since all M are R, thus some M not being R is not true, conclusion II does not follow.

3. Again, all M are R, conclusion III is definitely true.