Question

Statements: All silver is gold.
All gold is metal.
All metals are precious.
Conclusions: I. Some gold is metal as well as precious.
II. All gold is precious.

• 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

Answer: (E)

if both conclusions I and II follow.

Conclusion I: Some gold(red area) is definitely metal as well as precious as they are in the same circle. It follows.

Conclusion II: All gold(red+yellow area) is precious. it follows.

Answer : E