Question

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

    Statements:

    Only a few necklaces are chains.

    No chain is a bracelet.

    All bracelets are bangles.

    Conclusions:

    I. No bangle is chain.

    II. A few necklaces are not bracelets

    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No chains are bracelets (E) + All bracelets are bangle (A) → Some bangle are not chains (O*). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few necklaces are chains (I) + No chains are bracelets (E) → Some necklaces are not bracelets (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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