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Verbal Reasoning · Q10

Logical Deduction

Competitive Exams · Verbal Reasoning · question 10

Q10

Statements : All roads are poles. No pole is a house. Conclusions : I. Some roads are houses. II. Some houses are poles.

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

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. So, neither I nor II follows.