Question

In each question below are four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Then, decide which of the answers (a),(b),(c),(d) or (e) is the correct answer.

Statements
Some bags are suits.
All suits are trousers.
Some trousers are shirts.
All shirts are coats.

Conclusions
I. Some trousers are coats.
II. Some bags are trousers.
III. Some suits are coats.

• A. Both I and II follow
• B. Only I follows
• C. Both II and III follow
• D. All follow
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both I and II follow

Mediate term of the following statements
Some bags are suits (I-type)
All suits are trousers (A-type)
$I+A\to Itype$
Some bags are tousers
(Conclusion II follows)
Another mediate term is
And some trousers are shirts (I-type)
All shirts are coats (A-type)
$I+A\to Itype$
Some trousers are coats
(Conclusion I follows)