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 known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
Some blades are knives.
Some knives are tables.
All books are tables.

Conclusions
I. Some books are knives.
II. Some books are blades.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
  
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. Both I and II follow

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither I nor II follows

The first and second premises are particular affirmative (I type).
The third premise is universal affirmative (A-type). The second and third premises are not aligned.