Question

In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly know facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
Some spoons are bowls.
Some pans are both spoons and bowls.
Some forks are bowls.

Conclusions
I. Some forks are spoons.
II. Some pans are forks.

• A. Only conclusion I is true
• B. Only conclusion II is true
• C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II is true
• D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
• E. Both conclusions I and II are true

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true

All the three premises are particular affirmative (I-type).No conclusion follows from particular premises.