QOTD | Logical Reasoning | Syllogism

Question of The Day16-03-2020

Directions: In the question-set, below are statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

Statements:

All Kites are bats

Some Kites are birds

Conclusion:

I. Some bats are birds

II. No Bat is kite

III. No kite is bird

IV. Some kites are birds

Answer

Correct Answer : c ) Both conclusions I and IV follow

Explanation :

The given statements can be depicted by the following possible venn diagram

From the above venn diagram, we can say that conclusion I and IV follow the given statements.

While considering the above venn diagram, we can say that conclusion II and III do not follow the given statements.

Hence, (c) is the correct answer.

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