Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Syllogism

Question:

Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow the given statements.

Statements:
0% chairs are tables.
All computers are chairs.
Some books are tables.

Conclusions:
I. Not a single table is a computer.
II. Some books are not chairs.

Options:

Only conclusion I follows.

Only conclusion II follows.

Both conclusions I and II follow.

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Correct Answer:

Both conclusions I and II follow.

Explanation:

Statements:
0% chairs are tables.
All computers are chairs. Thus, No table is computer.

0% chairs are tables.
Some books are tables.  Thus, some books are not chairs

The correct answer is Option (3) → Both conclusions I and II follow.