Question

    In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three 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 three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: Only plateau is mountain

    >Only a few plateau is river Few river is hill Conclusions: I. Some mountain are hill   II. Some river are plateau
    A Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows 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 the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only plateau is mountain → Some plateau are mountain (I) and Some plateau are not mountain (O). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few plateau is river → Some plateau are river (I) → Conversion → Some river are plateau (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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