English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideLogical ReasoningLogical Deduction
Directions: In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All woods are chairs. No chair is a table. Som
Options
- Aif only conclusion I follows
- Bif only conclusion II follows
- Cif both conclusion I and II follow
- Dif neither conclusion I nor II follows
Correct answer
B. if only conclusion II follows
Step-by-step solution
Analytical Method: All woods are chairs (A) + No chair is a table (E) = A + E = E = No wood is a table. Hence, conclusion I does not follow. Again, no chair is a table (E) → conversion → No table is a chair. Hence, conclusion II follows. Hence, option B is correct.