• Reasoning Ability - Syllogisms
Question

Statements: 
 No tree is a pipal.
  Some neems are trees.
 All banyans are pipals.
Conclusions:
 I. No trees is a neem.
    II. All pipals are definitely not trees.

  • A) if only conclusion I follows
  • B) if only conclusion II follows
  • C) If either conclusion I or II follows
  • D) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
  • E) If both conclusion I and II follow
Solution
B
Some neems are trees (I) - conversion - Some trees are neems (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. 
 
Again, No tree is a pipal (E) - conversion - No pipal is an tree (E). It means all pipals are definitely not trees. hence conclusion II follows.

Hence, option B is correct.
B
Some neems are trees (I) - conversion - Some trees are neems (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. 
 
Again, No tree is a pipal (E) - conversion - No pipal is an tree (E). It means all pipals are definitely not trees. hence conclusion II follows.

Hence, option B is correct.
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