English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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- Logical Reasoning
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- Logical Deduction
English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · Logical Reasoning · Logical Deduction
Directions: In each question three statements followed by two...
Directions: In each question three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the given statement 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. Give answer.
Statements :
All brushes are toilets.
No sink is a soap
No toilet is a sink.
Conclusions :
I. Some soaps are toilets.
II. No sink is a toilet.
Options
- Aif only conclusion I follows.
- BIf only conclusions II follows
- CIf either conclusion I or II follows.
- DIf neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Correct answer
B. If only conclusions II follows
Step-by-step solution
No toilet is a sink (E) + No sink is a soap (E)
E + E = No conclusion.
Hence, conclusion I does not follow.
Again, from third statement, conclusion II follows.
Hence, option B is correct.