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 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 conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All P are G.

Some F are P.

Conclusion:

(I) Some G are P.

(II) All P are F.

(III) Some F are not G.

Options:

Only conclusion III follows 

Both conclusion II and III follow 

All conclusions follow

Neither conclusion follows 

Correct Answer:

Neither conclusion follows 

Explanation:

A Venn diagram based on the statements is:

1. All G are definitely not P, thus conclusion I does not follow.

2. All P being F is not clear, conclusion II does not follow.

3. Since all P are G, some G are definitely F, thus conclusion III does not follow.