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 animal is wild

    >All wild is domestic No bird is wild Conclusions: I. A few domestic can be bird II. All wild being animal is a possibility
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No bird is wild (E) + [All wild is domestic (A) → Conversion] → Some domestic are wild (I) → Some domestic are not bird (O*) → Probable conclusion → Some domestic may be bird (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few animal is wild → All wild may be animal (A). Hence conclusion II follows.

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