Question

    Read all the statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements:

    All songs are music.

    All music is lyrics.

    Only a few lyrics is composer.

    Conclusions:

    1) Only lyrics is song.

    2) Few composer being music is a possibility.

    A If conclusion 1 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion 1 or conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Alternate Method: All songs are music (A) + All music is lyrics (A) ⇒ All songs are lyrics (A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some lyrics are songs (I). Hence conclusion I follows. All music is lyrics (A) + Some lyrics is composer (I) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ Some composer may be music (A). Hence conclusion II follows.

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