Question

Statements: All colours are paints.
No paint is a brush.
Conclusions: I. At least some brushes are colours.
II. No brush is a colour.

• 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.

From the figure, it can be clearly concluded that paint are not connected to brush. So, there can be no connection between colours and brush also.

Conclusion I: It does not follow.

Conclusion II: It follows.

Answer : B