Question

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some chickens are hens.

No hen is an egg.

Conclusions:

(l) No chicken is an egg.

(Il) All hens are chickens.

• A. Only conclusion II follows
• B. Both conclusions I and Il follow
• C. Neither conclusion I nor Il follows
• D. Only conclusion I follows

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Neither conclusion I nor Il follows

Let’s analyze step by step:

Statements:

1. Some chickens are hens → (Some Chicken ⊂ Hen)

2. No hen is an egg → (Hen and Egg are completely separate

   Conclusion (I): No chicken is an egg

• We only know some chickens are hens, and hens are not eggs

• But what about the other chickens? They might be eggs or not — not given

Conclusion I does NOT follow

Conclusion (II): All hens are chickens

• Statement says some chickens are hens, not that all hens are chickens

Conclusion II does NOT follow

Final Answer: Neither I nor II follows