Question

In the question below are given two statements followed by two Conclusions I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

• No bangle is an earring.
• Some earrings are rings. 

conclusions

1. No ring is a bangle.
2. Some rings are definitely not earrings.

Options

• if only Conclusion I follows

• if only Conclusion II follows

• if neither I nor II follows

• if Conclusions I and II follow

Answer 1

if neither I nor II follows

Explanation:

Or

Or

Conclusions

I. No ring is a bangle. (x)

II. Some rings are definitely not earrings. (x)

Hence, neither I nor II follows.