Question

Statements: Some pumpkins are potatoes.
Some potatoes are papayas.
All peanuts are pumpkins.
Conclusions: I. Some papayas being pumpkins is a possibility.
II. Some potatoes are not peanuts.

• 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 A if only conclusion I follows.

There are two cases possible.

Some papaya can be pumpkin.

This is a possibility not always correct.

some potato are not peanut.

This is not always possible.

Thus only conclusion I is correct.

Hence, Option A is correct.