Question

In each question below are given two or 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 the following statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
Statements: All boys are doctors.
All doctors are usually not intelligent.
Some intelligent are smart.
Conclusions: I. No doctor is smart.
II. Some boys may be intelligent.

• A. if only conclusion I follows.
• B. if only conclusion II follows.
• C. if either conclusion I or II follows.
• D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
• E. if both conclusions I and II follow.

Answer 1

The correct option is B if only conclusion II follows.

The above figure shows of representation of given statements. Dotted lines show different possibilities of representation.

From figure one we can see that, some doctors could be smart. Thus conclusion I is wrong.

From figure one we can see that, some boys could be intelligent. Thus conclusion II is correct