Logical Reasoning - Logical Deduction - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Logical Deduction - Section 4 (Q.No. 5)
Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions, three statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and TV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.


5.

Statements: Some trains are roads. No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.

Conclusions:

  1. Some trains are flowers.
  2. Some trains are jungles.
  3. Some flowers are trains.
  4. No road is flower.

None follows
Only II follows
Only III follows
Only IV follows
All follow
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Some trains are roads. No road is jungle.

Since one premise is particular and the other negative, the conclusion must be particular negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some trains are not jungles'.

No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.

Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'No flower is road'. IV is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.

Some trains are roads, No flower is road.

As discussed above, it follows that 'Some trains are not flowers'.

Discussion:
4 comments Page 1 of 1.

Maryam said:   3 years ago
Yes, exactly E must be the right option. I too agree.

Rajat Bengani said:   8 years ago
Yes, I also agree.

Please explain it through Venn diagram. Because there are three Venn diagram that could be drawn and by third venn diagram, answer (E) would follow. Please explain.

Bedanga parasar said:   8 years ago
Yes, I agree @Utkarsh.

Utkarsh2191 said:   1 decade ago
Please explain it through venn diagram. Because there are three venn diagram that could be drawn and by third venn diagram, answer(E) would follow. Please explain.

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