IBPS PO PRELIMS – 2016
Directions (1-5): In each question below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
(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 conclusions I and II follow.
1. Statements: All circles are a triangle.
Some triangle is rectangle.
All rectangles are square.
Conclusions:
I. All rectangles being triangles is a possibility.
II. All circles being square is a possibility.
2. Statements: Some chair is table.
Some bed is table.
No furniture is bed.
Conclusions:
I. All chairs being furniture is a possibility.
II. Some Table is not Bed is a possibility.
3. Statements: All circles are a triangle.
Some triangle is rectangle.
All rectangles are square.
Conclusions:
I. Some triangles are not rectangle.
II. No square is a circle.
4. Statements: All art are theater.
Some art are drama.
Conclusions:
I. All drama being theater is a possibility.
II.Some dramas are theater.
5. Statements: Some chair is table.
Some bed is table.
No furniture is bed.
Conclusions:
I. some table is not furniture.
II. All table being furniture is a possibility
SOLUTION
Directions (1-5):
