Question

Statements: Some colleges are universities.
All colleges are schools.
All schools are hostels.
Conclusions: I. All universities can never be hostels.
II. Any university which is a college is a hostel.

• 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

The correct option is B if only conclusion II follows.

Fig 1 is a basic Venn diagram of Statements.

Conclusion I: It doesn't follow. This can be clearly concluded from both the figures that university and hostels are connected.

Conclusion II: It follows. As, all universities are colleges and hostels.

Answer : B