In the question given below, three statements are given followed two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding the commonly known facts.
Statements:
Only a few jars are urns.
All urns are bowls.
All bowls are pots.
Conclusions:
I. All pots are urns.
II. Some jars are pots.
1.Only conclusion I follows
2.Only conclusion II follows
3.Both conclusions I and II follow
4.Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
5.Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
Correct Answer : 2
Solution :
I. All pots are urns: Here, some pots are urns and there is a possibility that all pots are urns. So, conclusion I is false.
II. Some jars are pots: Here, some jars are urns and all urns are pots. So, some jars are pots. SO, conclusion II is true.
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