In the question below are given two statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: No pot is jug. All pots are tubes. Conclusions: I. Some tubes are jugs. II. Some jugs are tubes. III. No jug is tube.

In the question below are given two statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: No pot is jug. All pots are tubes. Conclusions: I. Some tubes are jugs. II. Some jugs are tubes. III. No jug is tube. Correct Answer Either II or III follows

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows,

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Conclusions:

I. Some tubes are jugs → False (it is possible but not definite)

II. Some jugs are tubes → False (it is possible but not definite)

III. No jug is tube → False (it is possible but not definite)

Conclusion II and III form a complementary pair.

Therefore, either II or III follows.

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