Question

In each question below are four statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II 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 statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
Some tablets are capsules.
All capsules are syrups.
Some syrups are medicines.
All medicines are powders.

Conclusions
I. Some syrups are powders.
II. Some syrups are tablets.

• 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 conclusion I and II follow

Answer 1

The correct option is E

Both conclusion I and II follow

Mediate term of the following statements are
Some tablets are capsules (I-type)
All capsules are syrups (A-type)
$I+A\to Itype$
Some tablets are syrups
Conversion
Some syrups are tablets
Conclusion II follows
another mediate term is
Some syrups are medicines (I-type)
All medicines are powders (A-type)
$I+A\to Itype$
Some syrups are powders
Conclusion I follows