Question

    In the questions given below there are two 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. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: All oranges is apples. Some

    apples is pears. Only a few pears is watermelon. Conclusions: I. Some pears can never be watermelon. II. All watermelon are oranges.
    A Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only a few pears is watermelon → Some pears is watermelon (I) and Some pears is not watermelon (O). Hence conclusion I follows. All oranges is apples (A) + Some apples is pears (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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