QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2021

Consider two Statements and four Conclusions given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all Conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts.

Statement-1: Some greens are blues. Statement-2: Some blues are blacks.

Conclusion-1: Some greens are blacks. Conclusion-2: No green is black. Conclusion-3: All greens are blacks. Conclusion-4: All blacks are greens.

Which one of the following is correct?

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Explanation

The statements can be represented in the form of Venn diagrams, as follows:

Circular representation

Conclusion 1: Some greens are blacks - Not necessary. So, this conclusion is incorrect.

Conclusion 2: No green is black - Not necessary. So, this conclusion is incorrect.

Conclusion 3: All greens are blacks - Not necessary. So, this conclusion is incorrect.

Conclusion 4: All blacks are greens - Not necessary. So, this conclusion is incorrect.

So, none of the conclusions are correct.

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