Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Syllogism

Question:

Read the Conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given two statements, disregarding the known facts.

Statements:
Some Books are Parks.
Some Parks are Festival.
No Festival is Bank.

Conclusions:
(I) Some Books are Bank.
(II) Some Parks are not Bank.

Options:

only conclusion I follows

only conclusion II follows

both conclusion I and II follows

none of the conclusion follows

Correct Answer:

only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

Statements:

Some Books are Parks.
Some Parks are Festival.
No Festival is Bank.

Conclusions:
(I) Some Books are Bank: This cannot be concluded from the statements as Books may be or may not be bank, there is an uncertainity.

(II) Some Parks are not Bank: Since, Some parks are Festival and No Festival is Bank, thus it is certain that Some Parks are not Bank.

The correct answer is Option (2) → only conclusion II follows