Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
STATEMENTS:
A. All boxes are pans.
B. Some boxes are jugs.
C. Some jugs are glasses.
CONCLUSIONS:
I. Some glasses are boxes.
II. No glass is a box.
III. Some jugs are pans.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e.Only conclusion III follows.
The least possible Venn Diagram for the given statements is drawn below:
Conclusions:
I. Some glasses are boxes → False (It is possible, but no definite conclusion can be drawn.)
II. No glass is a box → False (As all are positive statements, no negative conclusion can be drawn.)
III. Some jugs are pans → True (As all boxes are pans, and some boxes are jugs, so, some jugs are pans is also true.)
Hence, Only conclusion III follows.