Question

    In the question below there are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. 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 Towels are Soaps.

    Only few Towels are Shampoos.

    All Shampoos are Conditioners.

    Conclusions:

    I. Some Towels are not Shampoos.

    II. Some Conditioners are Towels.

    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both the conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only few Towels are Shampoos → Some Towels are not Shampoos (O) and Some Towels are Shampoos (I). Hence conclusion I follows.   Only few Towels are Shampoos (I) + All Shampoos are Conditioners (A) → Some Conditioners are Towels (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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