Question

    Study the following statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statement

    Only a few Years are Days

    All Days are Months

    No Month is a Date

    Conclusion

    I. All Years can never be Dates

    II. Some Days can be Dates

    A Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Years are Days (I) + All Days are Months (A) → Some Years are Months (I) + No Month is a Date (E) → Some Years are not Date (O) → Probable conclusion → All Years can never be Dates (O). Hence conclusion I follows. All Days are Months (A) + No Month is a Date (E) → No Day is a Date (E) → Probable conclusion → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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