Question

In each of the questions below are given four 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 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 bangles are rings.
All rings are bracelets.
Some bracelets are jewels.
Some jewels are stones.

Conclusions
I. Some stones are bangles.
II. Some jewels are rings.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either conclusion I or II follows
• D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
• E. Both conclusions I and II follow

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither conclusion I nor II follows

The first and second premises are universal affirmative (A-type).
The third and fourth premises are particular affirmative (I-type).
All bangles are rings.
All rings are bracelets.
$A+A\Rightarrow A$-type conclusion
All bangles are bracelets.