Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
All napkins are whisks.
Some whisks are kettles.
No kettle is a bowl.
Conclusions:
(I) Some napkins are whisks.
(II) Some kettles are whisks.
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
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Correct Answer: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Solution : According to the given statements, the following Venn diagram can be drawn –
Let's analyse the conclusion –
Conclusion I:
Some napkins are whisks – From the Venn diagram, the circle of napkins is inside the circle of whisks. From this, it can be concluded that all napkins are whisks. So, some napkins are definitely whisks.
Conclusion II:
Some kettles are whisks – From the above Venn diagram, the circle of whisks intersects the circle of kettles and has some common area between them. From this, it can be concluded that some kettles are whisks.
So, both conclusions follow. Hence, the second option is correct.
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