Direction: In the following questions, 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:
All soldiers are men.
Some citizens are soldiers.
Conclusions:
I. Some citizens are men.
II. All soldiers are citizens.
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- Only I follows
- Neither I nor II follows
- Only II follows
- Both I and II follow
Correct Option: A
We can align the premises by changing their order:
Some citizens are solidiers. ↔ All solidiers are men.
We know that
I + A → I type conclusion Thus, our derived conclusion would be:
“Some citizens are men”.
This is conclusion on I.
