Question

Find the conclusions can be concluded from given statement

Statement. I All the men who attended the function were either fat or tall.
Statement. II All tall men had beards.
Conclusion A Some fat persons had beards.
Conclusion B Some persons who attended the function had beards.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B If only conclusion B follows

Statement. I All the men who attended the function were either fat or tall.
Statement. II All tall men had beards.
Conclusion A-Some fat persons had beards. False, people were either fat or tall, a tall person cannot be fat. All tall men had beards, fat men may or may not have had beards.
Conclusion B-Some persons who attended the function had beards. True, tall men attended and all tall men had beard. So some persons who attended the function had beards.