Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Verbal Reasoning

Topic

Critical Reasoning

Question:

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully.

Assuming that the given information in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements:
(A) All roads are vehicles.
(B) Some vehicles are trees.

Conclusions:
I. All trees are roads.
II. All vehicles are trees.

Options:

Both conclusions I and II follow.

Only conclusion I follows.

Only conclusion II follows.

Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

Correct Answer:

Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

Let us analyze logically:

Given statements:

  1. All roads are vehicles.
    (Roads ⊆ Vehicles)
  2. Some vehicles are trees.
    (Some Vehicles ∩ Trees exists)

Conclusion I: All trees are roads

  • This would mean Trees ⊆ Roads
  • There is no statement connecting all trees to roads.
  • Does not follow

Conclusion II: All vehicles are trees

  • This would mean Vehicles ⊆ Trees
  • We only know some vehicles are trees, not all.
  • Does not follow

Correct answer:

Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.