11th Class Mental Ability Syllogisms Question Bank Question - Syllogism

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    Direction: Each of the following questions contains two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true, even if they seen to be at variance at the commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements.
    You are to give your answer as: (a) if only I follows ; (b) if only conclusion II follows ; (c) if either I or II follows; (d) if neither I nor II follows and (e) if both I and II follow.
    Statement:  
    All pens are dogs.
    Some pens are lights.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some dogs are lights.
    II. Some lights are not dogs.

    A) If only I follows

    B) if only conclusion II follows

    C) If either I or II follows

    D) If neither I nor II follows

    E) If both I and II follow

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Explanation Option (a) is correct. The aligned pair is Some lights are pens and All pens are dogs. So the conclusions some lights are dogs which implies Some dogs are lights. 


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