Question

Q46) Statements:

i.All cakes are pastries.

ii.No pastry is a biscuit.

iii.Some biscuits are chocolates.

Conclusions:

I.No biscuit is a chocolate.

II.Some cakes are biscuits.

III.No biscuit is a pastry.

IV. No pastry is a chocolate.

• A. a) Only I and II follow.
• B. b) Only II follow.
  
• C. c) Only II and IV follow.
  
• D. d) Only III follows.

Answer 1

The correct option is D d) Only III follows.

Ans:46) (d)
Sol: Conclusion I does not follow from the last statement. Statements (i) and (ii) give “No cake is a biscuit”. Hence, conclusion II does not follow. Statement (ii) gives conclusion III, on conversion. Conclusion IV cannot be proven from the given statements.