Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Syllogism

Question:

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statement I: An IT employee working in XYZ company has two children.
Statement II: No other employee in XYZ has two children.

Conclusion I: Every employee in the company has at least one child.
Conclusion II: Some of the employees have more than two children.

Options:

Only conclusion II follows.

Only conclusion I follows.

Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Both conclusions I and II follow.

Correct Answer:

Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Explanation:

Conclusion I : Every employee in the company has at least one child - Is not according to the statement , as employees may not have a child ( it does not follow )

Conclusion 2 : Some of the employees have more than two children - Is not according to the statement as only IT employees has two children

Hence Neither 1 nor 2 Follows