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 plants are rocks

• No vegetabs is a plant

Conclusions:

(I) No vegetable is a rock

(Il) Some rocks are plants.

• A. Both conclusions (1) and (II) follow
• B. Only conclusion (1) follows
• C. Only conclusion (II) follows
• D. Neither conclusion (1) nor (Il) follows

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Only conclusion (II) follows

Let’s analyze the statements:

Statements:

1. Some plants are rocks → There is an overlap between plants and rocks.

2. No vegetable is a plant → Vegetables are completely separate from plants.

   Conclusion (I): No vegetable is a rock

We only know:

• Vegetables are not plants

• Some plants are rocks

There is no direct or indirect link between vegetables and rocks. So we cannot conclude that vegetables are not rocks.

Conclusion (I) does NOT follow.

Conclusion (II): Some rocks are plants

This is exactly the same as statement 1 (“Some plants are rocks”).

Conclusion (II) follows.

Final Answer: Only Conclusion (II) follows