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 Maggie are Pasta All

    Pasta are Ketchup All Ketchup are Sauce Conclusions: I)  Some Maggie are Ketchup II)  No Ketchup is a Maggie
    A Only conclusion I follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion I or conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Maggie are Pasta (A) + All Pasta are Ketchup (A) → All Maggie are Ketchup (A) → I.I. Some Maggie are Ketchup (I). Hence conclusion I follows but conclusion II does not follow.

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