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The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 1 - Statements: Color of all oranges are golden. Those are golden in colorsare not cheap.
Clearly, the conclusion must be broad but not positive and should not contain the intermediate term. So, it is valid that 'No orange is cheap'. Since all oranges are golden in color. Thus, II is valid.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 2 - Statements: No man is beggar. All men are rich.
The first statement is an E-type proposition, so, the intermediate term 'man' forming the subject is distributed. The second statement is an A-type proposition. So, the intermediate term 'men' forming the subject is distributed. Since the intermediate term is distributed twice, the conclusion cannot be broad. Since one statement is not positive, the conclusion must not be positive. Thus, it is valid that 'Some rich men are not beggar'. Thus, none of the conclusions is valid.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 3 - Statements: All educated people read newspapers. Stan does not readnewspaper.
Conclusions:
I. Stan is not educated.
II. Reading newspaper is not essential to be educated.
Since both the statements are broad and one statement is not positive, the conclusion must be broad but not positive and should not contain the intermediate term. So, only conclusion I is valid.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 4 - Statements: Some tabs are windows. All windows are laptops.
Only option A is correct. Because some laptops are tabs but all laptops cannot be tabs. So, option A is correct.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 5 - Statements: Some cakes are toffees. All toffees are chocolates.
Since one statement is particular, conclusion must not contain any middle term. Thus, it is valid that 'Some toffees are chocolates'. Conclusion I is the opposite of the second statement and so it holds true. Since both the statements are affirmative, the conclusion cannot be negative. Thus, II does not follow.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 6 - Statements: All grasses are trees. No tree is shrub
Since one statement is not positive, the conclusion must not be positive. So, conclusion II cannot follow.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 7 - Statements: All apples are green in colour. No green-coloured things
arecheap.
Clearly, the conclusion must be broad but not positive and should not contain the intermediate term. So, it is valid that 'No apple is cheap'. Since all apples are green in colour, we may substitute apples with 'golden-colored apples. Thus, II is valid.
The following question, two or three statements are given and after that two conclusions are provided. You have to take the statements to be true though it shows difference from the known facts. At first, read the statements and then go to the conclusions. Among the conclusions, decide which is logically correct and answer the question by choosing the options provided.
Q 8 - Statements: Some books are ants. Some ants are pillows. No dog ispillow.
Clearly, it is valid that 'All heroes are fair'. I is the opposite of the first statement, while III is the opposite of II statement. So, both I and III holds true.
The following question are given with some conclusions. Choose the options that logically follow the most.
Q 10 - Statements: Some sumps are caps. All caps are bats. Some tigers arecaps.
Since one statement is particular, the conclusion must be particular and should not contain the intermediate term. So, it is valid that 'Some sumps are bats'. Thus, II is valid. Some tigers are caps. All caps are bats. So, it is valid that 'Some tigers are bats'. I is the opposite of this conclusion and so it holds true.
