Question

Statements: No boy is a postgraduate.
Some postgraduates are girls.
All girls are intelligent.
Conclusions: I. All boys being intelligent is a possibility.
II. No boy is a girl.

• 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.

All boys can be intelligent.

This is a possibility not always correct.

Some boys can be girls.

This is a possibility but not always correct.

Thus only conclusions I is correct.

Hence, Option A is correct.