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. Some B are A.

II. No C is B. 

Conclusion:

I. No C is A.

II. No B is C.

Options:

Both conclusions I and II follow

Only conclusion II follows 

Only conclusion I follows

Neither conclusion folllows

Correct Answer:

Only conclusion II follows 

Explanation:

Two possible Venn diagrams based on the statements are:

Based on it, the connection between A and C is not clear.

But conclusion II is definitely true.