Question : Directions: In the following question, one statement is given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statement. Statements: All philosophers are men. Socrates was a philosopher. Conclusions: I. Socrates was a man. II. Women cannot become philosophers.
Option 1: Only I is valid
Option 2: Only II is valid
Option 3: Both are not valid
Option 4: Both are valid
Correct Answer: Both are valid
Solution : According to the above-given statement, Conclusion I: Socrates was a man. Since all philosophers are men and Socrates was a philosopher, it can be concluded that Socrates was a man. Conclusion II: Women cannot become philosophers. Also, since all philosophers are men, it can be concluded that women cannot become philosophers as there is no information given related to women.
Therefore, the correct answer is both conclusion I and conclusion II are valid. Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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Question : Directions: In the following question, two statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II, and III. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Statements: All men are scholars. Some scholars are advocates. Conclusions: I. All scholars are men. II. Some men are advocates. III. No man is an advocate.
Option 1: Only conclusion I follows
Option 2: Only conclusion II follows
Option 3: Only conclusion III follows
Option 4: No conclusion follows
Question : Directions: In the following question, two statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II, and III. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements Statements: I. All men are hardworking. II. No advocate is hardworking. III. Some beautiful are men. Conclusions: I. Some beautiful are hardworking. II. Some advocates are not beautiful. III. Some beautiful are not advocates.
Option 1: Only conclusion III follows
Option 2: Only conclusion I and III follow
Option 3: Only conclusions II and III follow
Option 4: Only conclusions I and II follow
Question : Directions: In the following question, some statements are given followed by some conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any follows from the given statements. Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are black. Conclusions: I. Some cats are black. II. Some dogs are black.
Option 1: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Option 2: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 3: Only conclusion I follows
Option 4: Only conclusion II follows
Question : Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem at variance from commonly known facts. Choose which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement. Statements: I. All chairs are wood. II. No wood is furniture. Conclusions: I. All chairs are furniture. II. Some furniture is wood.
Option 3: Both conclusions I and II follow
Option 4: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Question : Directions: In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem at variance from commonly known facts, read all conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statements: Some men are hardworking. No blue is an advocate. Some blue are men. Conclusions: I. Some blue are hardworking. II. Some men are advocates. III. Some blue are not hardworking. IV. Some men are not advocates.
Option 1: Only conclusion IV follows
Option 2: Only conclusions II and IV follow
Option 3: Only conclusions I, II, and IV follow
Option 4: Only conclusion III follows
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