Question

In each group of questions below are two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements 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 two/three statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
Statements: Some wires are fires.
All fires are tyres.
Conclusions: I. Atleast some tyres are wires.
II. Some fires are definitely not wires.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

Analyzed Statement: Some wires are fires,Some of the fires may not be wires.All fires are tyres$\to$ atleast some of them are wires.

Conclusion 1: At least some tyres are wires.As shown in the diagram atleast some tyres can be wires and all fires are tyres.Hence conclusion 1 is true.

Conclusion 2: Some fires are definitely not wires.As shown in figure, there is a part containing fires which are not wires.Hence conclusion 2 is true.