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    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 Jeans is Shirt. No

    Shirt is Pant. Few Pant is Skirt. Conclusion: I. Few Skirt is not Shirt. II. All Jeans being Shirt 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 None of the above conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No Shirt is Pant (E) + Few Pant is Skirt (I) → Some Skirt is not Shirt (O*). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few Jeans is Shirt → Some Jeans is Shirt (I) and Some Jeans is not Shirt (O). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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