Railways PYQCBT 1 2020

RRB NTPC · Question 95

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All Roses are Red. Some Red are Colours. All Colours are Paints. Conclusions: I. Some Red are Paints. II. All Red are Roses.

  1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

  2. Only conclusion I follows.

  3. Both conclusion I and II follow.

  4. Only conclusion II follows.

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Answer: (B) Only conclusion I follows.

Explanation

Some reds are colours and all colours are paints, so some reds are paints – I follows. 'All roses are red' does not mean all reds are roses, so II does not follow.