Statements: All carrot are beetroot
Only a few beetroot is cabbage
No cabbage is bean
Conclusions: I. All beetroot can be bean
II. Some carrot is bean
In each question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give an answer.
Correct Answer :
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Solution :
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Let us analyze the statements step-by-step using logical deductions and Venn diagrams:
Statements Analysis:
1. "All carrot are beetroot": This means the set of carrots is completely contained within the set of beetroots ().
2. "Only a few beetroot is cabbage": This implies two things simultaneously:
- Some beetroots are cabbages ().
- Some beetroots are NOT cabbages ().
3. "No cabbage is bean": This means the set of cabbages and the set of beans are completely disjoint ().
Evaluating Conclusions:
Conclusion I: "All beetroot can be bean"
- We are given that "Only a few beetroot is cabbage", which means there is a common intersection between beetroot and cabbage.
- We are also given that "No cabbage is bean", which means no part of cabbage can ever overlap with bean.
- Since a portion of beetroot is definitely cabbage (the intersection part), that specific portion of beetroot can never be a part of bean.
- Therefore, it is impossible for all beetroots to be beans. Thus, Conclusion I does not follow.
Conclusion II: "Some carrot is bean"
- The statements show a relationship between carrot and beetroot, and between cabbage and bean, but there is no direct or definite relationship established between carrot and bean.
- While it is possible for some carrots to be beans, it is not a definite conclusion that must always be true.
- Therefore, Conclusion II does not definitely follow.
Since neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows, the correct option is "Neither conclusion I nor II follows".
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