Question

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

    Statements: All summers are winters.

    Only a few summers are spring. Some springs are autumn. No autumn is season. Conclusions: I. Some winters are springs II. Some springs are not seasons
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some summers are springs (I) → Conversion → Some springs are summers + All summers are winters (A) → Some springs are winters (I) → Conversion → Some winters are springs (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Some springs are autumn (I) + No autumn is season (E) → Some springs are not seasons (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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