Question

Statements: No eraser is a sharpener.
Some scales are pencils.
No sharpener is a scale.
Conclusions: I. At least some sharpners are pencils.
II. No eraser is a pencil.

• 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

The correct option is D if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

There are two cases possible.

Some sharpener are pencil.

This is a possibility, but not always correct.

No eraser is pencil.

This is a possibility, but not always correct.

Thus neither of conclusion I and II is correct.

Hence, Option D is correct.