Question

In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
All shirts are hats.
No hat is a suit.
Some rings are suits.
All rings are bangles.

Conclusions
I. Some rings are hats.
II. Some bangles are suits.
III. No ring is a hat.

• A. Only I follows
• B. Only II follows
• C. Only III follows
• D. Only either I or II follows
• E. Only either I or III and II follow

Answer 1

The correct option is E Only either I or III and II follow

All shirts are hats.
No hat is a suit.
$A+E\Rightarrow E$-type of conclusion
No shirt is a suit.
Some suits are rings.
All rings are bangles.
$I+A\Rightarrow I$-type of conclusion
Some suits are bangles.
Conclusion II is the converse of it.
Conclusions I and III form a complementary pair. Therefore, either I or III follows.