Question

Statements: No mango is a tomato.
All tomatoes are potatoes.
No potato is sugarcane.
Conclusions: I. No mango is sugarcane.
II. All potatoes being sugarcane is a possibility.

• 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.

All mango can be sugarcane

This is a possibility not always correct.

No potato can be suarcane.

This is not possible.

Thus neither conclusion I not II is correct.

Hence, Option D is correct.