Question

    In the question below some statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: Some Young are Youth. All

    Youth are Teenage. A few Teenage are Adult. Conclusions: I. Some Young are not Teenage. II. Some Youth are Adult.
    A Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both conclusions I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Young are Youth (I) + All Youth are Teenage (A) → Some Young are Teenage (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. All Youth are Teenage (A) + A few Teenage are Adult (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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