Direction: In the following Question two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the two statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statements. Indicate your answer.
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Statements:
No man is intelligent.
All women are intelligent.
Conclusions:
I. No man is a woman.
II. No woman is a man.
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- Only I follows
- Only II follows
- Both I & II follow
- Neither of them follow
Correct Option: C
First Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
We can align the Premises by Converting the first Premise and changing their order. Thus,
All women are intelligent. ↔ No intelligent is a man .
we know that,
A + E ⇒E-type Conclusion Thus our derived Conclusion would be:
“No woman is a man”
This is the Conclusion II. Conclusion I is the Converse of this Conclusion.
Therefore, both the Conclusions I and II follow.
