Question

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.

Statements:

1. Some blues are violets whereas some are purples.

2. All oranges are reds and some reds are violets.

3. All purples are red.

Conclusions:

I. Some reds are blues.

II. Some oranges are violets.

Find which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements. 

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.

C. Both I and II follow.

D. Neither I nor II follows.

• A. D
• B. B
• C. C
• D. A

Answer 1

Answer:

D. A

Solution:

The least possible venn diagram is:

Conclusions:

I. Some reds are blues. → True (It is definite)

II. Some oranges are violets → False (It can be possible, but it is not definite)

Hence, only conclusion I follows.