Which conclusion will follow on the basis of the given statements?
Statements:
Some mangoes are trucks.
Some trucks are chairs.
No chair is a car.
Conclusions:
I. Some chairs being trucks is a possibility.
II. Some mangoes are cars.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Only conclusion I follows
A definite conclusion follows only if it is true in every diagram that fits the statements. A “possibility” conclusion follows if it can be true in at least one such diagram, and whatever is definitely true is also possible.
Conclusion I (Some chairs being trucks is a possibility) follows: “Some trucks are chairs” already says that some chairs are trucks, so it is not only possible but certain.
Conclusion II (Some mangoes are cars) does not follow: the statements link mangoes only with trucks, and say nothing linking mangoes with cars, so the two circles can be drawn apart, as in the diagram.