Two Statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All bottles are black.
Some black are white.
Conclusions:
I. All blacks are bottles.
II. Some blacks are not white.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
The leat possible diagram is shown below:
Conclusions:
I. All blacks are bottles → Does not follow (This conclusion does not follow as all bottles are black this does not mean that all blacks are bottles.)
II. Some blacks are not white → Does not follow (This conclusion also does not follow as some black are white so it is not clear that some blacks are not white.)
Thus, neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Hence, the correct answer is neither conclusion I nor II follows.