In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking 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 conclusion logically follows the given statements. Statements: All plates are pens. Some pens are pencils. Conclusions: I. All plates are pencils. II. No plate is pencil. III. Some pencils are pens.
In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking 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 conclusion logically follows the given statements. Statements: All plates are pens. Some pens are pencils. Conclusions: I. All plates are pencils. II. No plate is pencil. III. Some pencils are pens. Correct Answer Only III follows.
The least possible Venn diagram is shown below.
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Conclusions:
I. All plates are pencils → False (It is possible but not definite).
II. No plate is a pencil → False (It is possible but not definite).
III. Some pencils are pens → True (As some pens are pencils).
Hence, only conclusion III follows.