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In the question below there are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All wall are portrait.
Some wall are landscape.
Only few landscape are door.
Conclusions:
I. All door being landscape is a possibility.
II. Some portrait are door.
III. Some wall are door.
- a)Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
- b)Only conclusion I follows
- c)Neither conclusion I nor conclusion III follows
- d)Only conclusion II follows
- e)None of the above
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer??
In the question below there are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All wall are portrait.
Some wall are landscape.
Only few landscape are door.
Conclusions:
I. All door being landscape is a possibility.
II. Some portrait are door.
III. Some wall are door.
Statements:
All wall are portrait.
Some wall are landscape.
Only few landscape are door.
Conclusions:
I. All door being landscape is a possibility.
II. Some portrait are door.
III. Some wall are door.
a)
Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
b)
Only conclusion I follows
c)
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion III follows
d)
Only conclusion II follows
e)
None of the above
 | Poulomi Banerjee answered |
Understanding the Statements
The statements given are:
- All walls are portraits.
- Some walls are landscapes.
- Only a few landscapes are doors.
Analyzing the Conclusions
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions one by one:
Conclusion I: All door being landscape is a possibility.
- Since "only a few landscapes are doors," it is indeed possible that all doors could be landscapes. There is no contradiction in this possibility, making it a valid conclusion.
Conclusion II: Some portraits are doors.
- Since all walls are portraits and only some walls are landscapes, and only a few landscapes are doors, it is possible that some portraits (which are walls) could also be doors. Hence, this conclusion logically follows.
Conclusion III: Some walls are doors.
- From the statements, we know that only a few landscapes are doors, but there is no direct connection established between walls and doors. Therefore, we cannot conclude that some walls are doors. This conclusion does not logically follow.
Final Assessment of Conclusions
- Conclusion I: Follows.
- Conclusion II: Follows.
- Conclusion III: Does not follow.
Correct Answer
Since both conclusions I and II follow while conclusion III does not, the correct option is b) Only conclusion I follows.
The statements given are:
- All walls are portraits.
- Some walls are landscapes.
- Only a few landscapes are doors.
Analyzing the Conclusions
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions one by one:
Conclusion I: All door being landscape is a possibility.
- Since "only a few landscapes are doors," it is indeed possible that all doors could be landscapes. There is no contradiction in this possibility, making it a valid conclusion.
Conclusion II: Some portraits are doors.
- Since all walls are portraits and only some walls are landscapes, and only a few landscapes are doors, it is possible that some portraits (which are walls) could also be doors. Hence, this conclusion logically follows.
Conclusion III: Some walls are doors.
- From the statements, we know that only a few landscapes are doors, but there is no direct connection established between walls and doors. Therefore, we cannot conclude that some walls are doors. This conclusion does not logically follow.
Final Assessment of Conclusions
- Conclusion I: Follows.
- Conclusion II: Follows.
- Conclusion III: Does not follow.
Correct Answer
Since both conclusions I and II follow while conclusion III does not, the correct option is b) Only conclusion I follows.
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