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:

    All frames are photos.

    No photo is wood.

    Only few woods are designs.

    Conclusions:

    I. A few designs may be photos.

    II. All woods being designs is a possibility.

    A Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II 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

    No photo is wood (E) + Some woods are designs (I) → Some designs are not photos (O*) → Probable conclusion → Some designs may be photos (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Only few wood is design → Some woods are designs (I) and Some woods are not designs (O). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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