Question

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

    Statements:

    Some Cable are Table

    No Table are Chair

    All Chair are Rack

    Conclusions:

    I)  Some Cable are not Rack

    II)  All Rack can be Table

    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

    Some Cable are Table (I) + No Table are Chair (E) → Some Cable are not Chair (O) + All Chair are Rack (A) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. No Table are Chair (E) + All Chair are Rack (A) → Some Rack are not Table (O*) → Probable conclusion → All Table can be Rack (A). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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