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: Some jugs are bottles. No bottle is a candy. All spoons are bottles. Conclusions: I. Some jugs are spoons. Il. No spoon is a candy. Ill. No jug is a spoon. IV. No jug is a candy.
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: Some jugs are bottles. No bottle is a candy. All spoons are bottles. Conclusions: I. Some jugs are spoons. Il. No spoon is a candy. Ill. No jug is a spoon. IV. No jug is a candy. Correct Answer Either Conclusion I or Ill and II follow.
The least possible diagram for the given statements is as follows
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Conclusion:
I. Some jugs are spoons → False → (As Some jugs are bottles and all spoons are bottles, So some spoon are jugs is possibility but not definite)
II. No spoon is a candy → True → (As all spoons are candy and No bottle is candy, So no spoon is candy is definite true)
III. No jug is a spoon → False → (As some jugs are bottles and all spoons are bottles, So No jug is a spoon is a possibility but not definite)
IV. No jug is a candy → False → (As some jugs are bottles and no bottles are candy, So No jug is candy is it is possible but not definite)
Hence, the correct answer is "Either Conclusion I or III and II follow".