Question

Statements: All papers are books.
All books are files.
No paper is a novel.
Conclusions: I. Some books being novels is a possibility.
II. No file is a novel.

• 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: (A)

if only conclusion I follows.

There are two cases possible.

Some books can be novels.

This is a possibility.

some files can also be novels

This is also a possibility but not always correct.

Thus only conclusion I is correct.

Hence, Option A is correct.