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:

    Only Short is Big.

    No Short is Tallest.

    Only a few Tallest is Shortest.

    Few Heaviest is Short.

    Conclusion:

    I. Few Big being Shortest is a possibility.

    II. Few Heaviest being Big is a possibility.

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

    Solution

    Only Short is Big → All Big is Short and Big cannot have positive relation with anyone. Hence neither conclusion I nor II follows.

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