NextMockSearch exams, e.g. SSC CGL, UPPSC, Lekhpal
Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 31

Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives: Statement: All tables are instruments. All instruments are pianos. Conclusion: I. All pianos are instruments. II. All tables are pianos.

  1. Only I conclusion follows

  2. Only II conclusion follows

  3. Either I or II follows

  4. Neither I nor II follows

Show answer & explanation

Answer: (B) Only II conclusion follows

Explanation

All tables are instruments and all instruments are pianos, so all tables are pianos; II follows. But 'all instruments are pianos' does not mean all pianos are instruments, so I does not follow.