Question

Statements: All keys are kites.
Some kites are carroms.
No carrom is a colony.
Conclusions: I. Some carroms are keys.
II. No kite is a colony.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

There are three cases possible.

Some carom are keys.

This is a possibility but not always true.

No kite is colony.

This is a possibility but not always true.

Thus neither conclusion I nor II is correct.

Hence, Option D is correct.