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Verbal Reasoning · Q11

Logical Deduction

Competitive Exams · Verbal Reasoning · question 11

Q11

Statements : All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile. Conclusions : I. No crocodile is a fish. II. No fish is a crocodile.

A.
Only conclusion I follows
B.
Only conclusion II follows
C.
Either I or II follows
D.
Neither I nor II follows
E.
Both I and II follow
Answer

Answer: Option E

Solution

Answer: Option E
Solution:
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, II follows; I is the converse of II and thus it also holds.