Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statements
Statements:
No river is a mountain.
Some rivers are animals.
Some birds are mountains.
Conclusions:
I: No animal is a mountain.
II: No river is a bird.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.
The least possible Venn diagram is as follows:
Conclusions:
Conclusion I: Does not follow → because some animals can still be mountains.
Conclusion II: Does not follow → because a river can still be a bird (as long as it’s not a mountain).