Question

Statements: All staplers are printers.
No printer is a computer.
All computers are machines.
Conclusions: I. All staplers being machines is a possiblity.
II. No stapler is a computer.

• 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.

Figure 1 is a basic Venn diagram presentation of Statements.

Conclusion I: From fig 2, it can be clearly concluded that it is possible. It follows.

Conclusion II: This can be clearly concluded from both the above figures that it follows.

Answer : E