In the question given below, you are given two statement followed by two
conclusions P and Q. You have to take the statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given
statements. Statements : Some trees are horses. Some ships are trees. Conclusions :
P. Some horses are ships.
Q. Some trees are not ships.
Answer: B No mediate inference can be arrived at as the middle term ship is not distributed. Conclusion Q is an immediate inference of the statement II. Hence it follows.
Q. No. 14:
In the question given below, you are given two statement followed by two
conclusions P and Q. You have to take the statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given
statements. Statements : Some trees are boats. All trees are ships. Conclusions :
P. Some ships are trees.
Q. Some trees are ships.
Answer: D Conclusion P is an immediate inference of the second statement. Hence it follows. Conclusion Q is also particular case of the second statement. Hence, both follows.
Q. No. 15:
In the question given below, you are given two statement followed by two
conclusions P and Q. You have to take the statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given
statements. Statements : Some books are cars. Some cars are boxes. Conclusions :
P. Some books are boxes.
Q. Some boxes are books.
Answer: D Both the statements are particular propositions and the middle term 'cars' is not distributed. Further,the conclusions are mediate inferences. Hence none of them follows.
Q. No. 16:
In the question given below, you are given two statement followed by two
conclusions P and Q. You have to take the statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given
statements. Statements : All flowers are leaves. Some leaves are flowers. Conclusions :
P. Some birds are flowers.
Q. Some leaves are flowers.
Answer: B Conclusion P is of mediate type and hence does not follow as the middle term is not distributed. Conclusion Q is an immediate inference drawn from statement -1.
Q. No. 17:
In the question given below, you are given two statement followed by two
conclusions P and Q. You have to take the statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given
statements. Statements : Some papers are pens. Some pencils are pens. Conclusions :
P. Some pens are pencils.
Q. Some pens are papers.
Answer: C Both follow. Conclusion P is the immediate inference of the statement 2 while conclusion Q is the immediate inference of statement 1.
Q. No. 18:
In the question given below, you are given two statement followed by two
conclusions P and Q. You have to take the statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts. You have to
decide which of the given conclusions definitely follow from the given
statements. Statements : Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful. Conclusions :
P. All kings are beautiful.
Q. All queens are kings.
Answer: D Conclusion Q is an immediate inference and does not follow from the statement-1. conclusion P is a mediate inference and does not follow from any of the statements.
