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 a few Beautiful is Intelligent.

    Only a few Smart is Beautiful.

    No Smart is Honest.

    Conclusion:

    I. No Beautiful being Honest is a possibility.

    II. All Intelligent being Beautiful is not 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

    No Smart is Honest (E) → conversion → No Honest is Smart (E) + Only a few Smart is Beautiful (I) → Some Beautiful are not Honest (O*) → No Beautiful may be Honest (E). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few Beautiful is Intelligent → All Intelligent can be a Beautiful (A). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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