Question

Directions: In the question below, there are three statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follow(s) from the given statements.

Statements:

I. All reds are whites.

II. All whites are oranges.

III. All blues are reds.

Conclusion:

I. All whites are reds.

II. All reds are oranges.

• A. Either conclusion I or II follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Only conclusion I follows
• D. Neither conclusion follows

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Only conclusion II follows

The least possible Venn diagram is,

Conclusion I: All whites are reds → False (This is definitely false)

Conclusion II: All reds are oranges → True (This is definitely true)

Hence, “only conclusion II” follows.