Question

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

Statements: All boys are doctors.
All doctors are usually not intelligent.
Some intelligent are smart.
Conclusions: I. All boys being intelligent is a possibility.
II. At least some smarts are doctors.

• A. if only conclusion I follows.
• B. if only conclusion II follows.
• C. if either conclusion I or II follows.
• D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
• E. if both conclusions I and II follow.

Answer 1

The correct option is A if only conclusion I follows.

The above figure shows of representation of given statements. Dotted lines show different possibilities of representation.

From figure one we can see that, all boys could be intelligent. Thus conclusion I is correct.

From figure one we can see that, some smarts are not doctors. Thus conclusion II is wrong