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    Question

    In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions numbered I, II, etc are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: Some baby are children. No

    children are bad. All bad are baby. Conclusion: I. Some baby are not bad. II. Some bad are children. III. No baby is bad.
    A None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only I and II follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some baby are children(I) + No children are bad(E) ⇒ Some baby are not bad(I). Hence conclusion I follows. No children are bad(E) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some bad are not children(O*). Hence conclusion II does not follow. All bad are baby(A) ⇒ Conversion⇒ Some baby are bad(I). Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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