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:

All shirts are trousers.

No trouser is a belt.

Conclusions:

(1) No shirt is a belt.

(Il) Some belts may be trousers.

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

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Only conclusion I follows

Statements

1. All shirts are trousers.
   (Shirts ⊆ Trousers)

2. No trouser is a belt.
   (Trousers ∩ Belts = Ø)

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Conclusion (I): No shirt is a belt.

Since:

• All shirts are trousers

• No trouser is a belt

So, shirts (being a part of trousers) cannot be belts.

Conclusion (I) logically follows

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Conclusion (II): Some belts may be trousers.

But statement 2 clearly says:

• No trouser is a belt

That means trousers and belts have no overlap at all.
So belts cannot be trousers, not even “some may be”.

Conclusion (II) does NOT follow

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✅ Final Answer:

Only conclusion (I) follows.