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/s from the given statements.
Statements:
All summers are hot.
Some hot is water.
No water is ice.
Conclusions:
(I) Some hot is summer.
(II) No ice is water.
Option 1: Only conclusion (II) follows
Option 2: Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Option 3: Only conclusion (I) follows
Option 4: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
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Correct Answer: Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –
Let's analyze the conclusions –
Conclusion (I):
Some hot is summer – From the diagram, it is clear that some parts of the circle representing hot lie outside the circle representing summer while some lie inside. So, some hot is summer. Therefore, this conclusion follows.
Conclusion (II):
No ice is water – From the diagram, it is clear that there is a negative relation between water and ice. So, no ice is water is correct. Therefore, this conclusion follows.
So, b oth conclusions (I) and (II) follow . Hence, the fourth option is correct.
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