Question

Statements: Some newspapers are magazines.
All newspapers are books.
Some books are journals.
Conclusions: I. Some journals are newspapers.
II. All magazines are books.

• 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: (D)

if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

N - Newspapers, M- Magazines, B - Books, J - Journal

The following cases possible.

Some J can be N.

This is a possibility but not always true.

All M are B.

This is a possibility but not always true.

Thus neither conclusion I or II is correct.

Hence, Option D is correct.