Question 11
Statements: Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags.
Conclusions:
I. No cloth is a bag.
II. All marbles are bags.
III. Some bags are clothes.
IV. No marble is a cloth.
A
Only either I or IV follows
B
Only either I or II follows
C
None follows
D
Only either I or III follows
Correct Answer: Option D
Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and III involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. Thus, either I or III follows.