Question

In each of the questions below are given 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. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
Statements: All states are countries.
No country is a town.
Some towns are villages.
Conclusions: I. No village is a state.
II. Some states are not towns.

• 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: (B)

if only conclusion II follows.

There are two cases possible.

No village is a state.

This is a possibility but not always true.

Some states are not towns.

This is always true.

Thus only conclusion II is correct.

Hence, Option B is correct.