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 men are weak.

II. No weak is strong.

Conclusion:

I. Some weak are men.

II. All strong are men.

III. Some strong are weak

Options:

Only conclusion II follows

Both conclusions I and II follow

Only conclusion I follows 

All conclusion follow

Correct Answer:

Only conclusion I follows 

Explanation:

The possible Venn diagram based on the statements is-

Based on this,

Some men are weak definitely follows,

All strong being men does not follow because their circles are not overlapping.

Some strong are weak does not follow because their circles do not touch.