Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 37

Direction: Read the statement and select the conclusion from the given alternatives: Statement: All the radishes are white. Some white are pink. Some pinks are yellow. No yellow is cabbage. Conclusion: I. No cabbage is pink. II. Some pink are radishes. III. Some cabbage is radish. IV. Some cabbage is pink. A. Only I and II follow. B. Either I or IV follows. C. Only I and either III or IV follow. D. Only I, II and either III or IV follow.

  1. A

  2. C

  3. B

  4. D

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Answer: (C) B

Explanation

Nothing links cabbage with pink directly: 'No cabbage is pink' (I) and 'Some cabbage is pink' (IV) form a complementary pair, so either I or IV follows. Radishes are white but not necessarily pink, so II and III do not follow.