You are given two statements and two conclusions. Choose the comment about…
2019
You are given two statements and two conclusions. Choose the comment about conclusion from the given options below: Statements: All women are roses. All roses are petals. Conclusions: I. All women are petals. II. All petals are women
- A.
Only conclusion II follows
- B.
Neither I nor II follows
- C.
Either I or II follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
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Correct answer: D
Conclusion I: All women are petals. Since every woman is a rose and every rose is a petal, by transitivity every woman is a petal. Therefore this conclusion follows. (निष्कर्ष I अनुसरण करता है।)
Conclusion II: All petals are women. This would require that every petal belongs to a woman (the converse of 'All roses are petals'), but the given statements do not imply that. 'All roses are petals' does not mean 'All petals are roses'. Therefore this conclusion does not follow. (निष्कर्ष II अनुसरण नहीं करता।)
Final answer: Only the statement 'All women are petals' follows; the statement 'All petals are women' does not.