Direction: Consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.
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Statements:
All astronomers are scientists.
Some scientists are shopkeepers.
Conclusions:
I. All astronomers are shopkeepers.
II. Some shopkeepers are astronomers.
III. Some shopkeepers are scientists.
IV. All scientists are astronomers.
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- Only Conclusion I follows
- Conclusions I, II and III follows
- Only Conclusion III follows
- Conclusions II and IV follow
Correct Option: C
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A–type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I–type).
All astronomers are scientists. ↔ Some scientists are shopkeepers.
A + I ⇒ No Conclusion
Conclusion III is the Converse of the second Premise.
