Question

The statement below is followed by three conclusions labelled I, II and III. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the three suggested conclusions logically follows for pursuing.

Statements:

1) No school is an institution but they are establishment. 

2) All establishments that are not institutions have buildings.

Conclusions:

I. Schools are not establishments.

II. All schools have buildings.

III. Schools do not have buildings.

• A. Only conclusion III follows
• B. Either conclusion I or II follow
• C. Only conclusion I follows
• D. Only conclusion II follows

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Only conclusion II follows

Solution: I. Schools are not establishments. → False (As No school is an institution but they are establishment → so, schools are establishment) II. All schools have buildings. → True (As establishments that are not institutions have buildings and No school is an institution → so, all schools have buildings) III. Schools do not have buildings. → False (As establishments that are not institutions have buildings and No school is an institution → so, schools do have buildings) Hence, only conclusion II follows.