Direction: In each of the following questions, one/two statements are given followed by two/ four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any follow from the given statements.
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Statements:
I. Some cats are dogs.
II. No dog is a toy.
Conclusions:
I. Some dogs are cats.
II. Some toys are cats.
III. Some cats are not toys.
IV: All toys are cats.
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- Only Conclusions I and III follow
- Only Conclusions II and III follow
- Only Conclusions I and II follow
- Only Conclusion I follows
Correct Option: A
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
Some cats are dogs. ↔ No dog is a toy.
I + E ⇒ O – type of Conclusion “Some cats are not toys.”
This is Conclusion III. Conclusion I is Converse of the first Premise.
