Question

Statements: Some parrots are pigeons.
Some pigeons are penguins.
No parrot is pink.
Conclusions: I. No pigeon is pink.
II. Some pink are pigeons.

• 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 C if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

There are two cases possible.

No pigeon is pink

This is a possibility but not always true.

Some pink are pigeon

This is possibility but not always true.

Thus either conclusion I or II is correct.

Hence, Option C is correct.