A Statement followed by Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II is given below. You have to take the Statement to be…

A Statement followed by Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II is given below. You have to take the Statement to be true even if it seems 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 Statement, disregarding the commonly known facts. Statement: Some cats are almirahs. Some almirahs are chairs. All chairs are tables. Conclusion-I: Certainly some almirahs are tables. Conclusion-II: Some cats may not be chairs. Which one of the following is correct?
  1. Only Conclusion-I
  2. Only Conclusion-II
  3. Both Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II
  4. Neither Conclusion-I nor Conclusion-II

Solution

Some almirahs are chairs and all chairs are tables, so those chairs which are almirahs are also tables; hence 'Some almirahs are tables' definitely follows - Conclusion-I follows. Since the cats-chairs link is not definite, 'Some cats may not be chairs' is a possibility that holds - Conclusion-II also follows. Hence both conclusions follow.

Asked in: CSAT 2021

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