Question

Choose the correct option about conclusion drawn from the statements given below.

Statements: 1. All roads are poles.
2. No pole is a house.
Conclusions: 1. Some roads are houses.
2. Some houses are poles.

• A. only conclusion 1 follows
• B. only conclusion 2 follows
• C. either conclusion 1 or 2 follows
• D. neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows
• E. both conclusions 1 and 2 follow

Answer 1

The correct option is D neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows

As per statement 1 and 2, No pole is a house.

So, no roads can be houses and also no houses can be the pole.

Hence, neither conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.