Question

Statements: Some tables are chairs.
All chairs are pens.
All pens are copies.
Conclusions: I. Some pens are tables.
II. All copies being chairs 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 E if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

There are two cases possible.

some pens are tables.

This is possible.

All copies can be chairs.

This is also possible.

Thus both conclusion I and II are correct.

Hence, Option E is correct.