Q. Statement-1 : All pens are books.
Statement-2 : No chair is a pen.
Conclusion-I : All chairs are books.
Conclusion-II : Some chairs are pens.
Conclusion-III : All books are chairs.
Conclusion-IV : No chair is a book.
Which one of the following is correct?
a. Only Conclusion-I
b. Only Conclusion-II
c. Both Conclusion-III and Conclusion-IV
d. None of the Conclusions follows
Correct Answer: d. None of the Conclusions follows
Question from UPSC Prelims 2022 CSAT Paper
Explanation :
Conclusion-I: All chairs are books.
Conclusion-III : All books are chairs.
The books that are pen can never be a chair. Hence, Conclusion-I and III are not true.
Conclusion-II : Some chairs are pens.
Statement 2 says No chair is a pen. So Conclusion-II is incorrect.
Conclusion-IV: No chair is a book. Here no direct relation is given between the chair and the book. so this statement is not accurately true.
Hence, the correct answer is an option(4) i.e., None of the Conclusions follows.