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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 66

Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives: Statement: Some mats are brooms. All the pencils are brooms Conclusion: I. Some mats are pencils. II. Some brooms are mats.

  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

'Some mats are brooms' converts to 'Some brooms are mats', so II follows. Pencils and mats are both linked only to brooms, so we cannot say some mats are pencils; I does not follow.