Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 12)
Directions to Solve
In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer:
- (A) If only (1) conclusion follows
- (B) If only (2) conclusion follows
- (C) If either (1) or (2) follows
- (D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and
- (E) If both (1) and (2) follow.
12.
Statements: All the trucks are flies. Some scooters are flies.
Conclusions:
- All the trucks are scooters.
- Some scooters are trucks.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Neither (1) nor (2) follows.
Discussion:
60 comments Page 3 of 6.
Sumit kumar singh said:
9 years ago
Option B will be correct because it is true in the basic diagram and no other possible diagram create in which conclusions b is wrong.
Tanvi said:
9 years ago
@Shalu.
I think the second conclusion is doubtful and it may be or may be not.
In the doubtful condition it always wrong.
I think the second conclusion is doubtful and it may be or may be not.
In the doubtful condition it always wrong.
Aditya Raj said:
2 years ago
Option B is the right answer as we can see in the second diagram there are some scooters which are trucks or vice-versa.
(5)
Ch v h s rajesh said:
1 decade ago
The given answer is correct because here the middle term is not distributed at least once so no conclusion follows.
Jassi said:
4 years ago
I think option b will be the answer. As in the 2nd diagram, we can clearly see that some scooters are truck.
(5)
Lira said:
9 years ago
We do not have enough information to come to the conclusion. Therefore, both answers B and D are correct.
Hari prasad said:
1 decade ago
From diagram 2&1 only some trucks are scooter.
So optionb will be the ans.
So optionb will be the ans.
Ayush said:
8 years ago
Because there is no relation between truck and scooter in the statement.
Shalu said:
9 years ago
If we give B as an answer then is it wrong or right?
Please suggest me.
Please suggest me.
Godfred Arko said:
4 months ago
I think option B is the right answer because of the first diagram.
(2)
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