Directions: In the following question two statements are given below followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.
Statements:
Some mobile are instruments,
All instruments are heavy items.
Conclusion:
I. Some mobiles are heavy items.
II. No mobile is a heavy item.
III. Some heavy items are instruments.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Only conclusion I and III follow
The following Venn diagram can be drawn with the help of the given statements:
Conclusions:
I. Some mobiles are heavy items: True (As some mobiles are instruments and all instruments are heavy items, so the part of mobiles that is instruments is also a heavy item).
II. No mobile is a heavy item: False (As some mobiles are instruments and all instruments are heavy items, so the part of mobiles that is instruments is also a heavy item).
III. Some heavy items are instruments: True (As all instruments are part of heavy items, so some heavy items are instruments is true).
Hence, the correct answer is Only conclusion I and III follow.