Statements: All roses are flowers. All flowers are plants. Conclusions: I. All roses are plants. II. Some…

Syllogism · Reasoning & General Intelligence · Medium · Practice for IBPS PO Prelims, SSC CGL Tier 2

Statements: All roses are flowers. All flowers are plants. Conclusions: I. All roses are plants. II. Some plants are roses. Which conclusion(s) follow?

  1. Both I and II follow
  2. Only II follows
  3. Neither I nor II follows
  4. Only I follows
Answer and solution

Correct answer: A) Both I and II follow

All roses ⊂ flowers ⊂ plants gives I; I converts to "Some plants are roses", so II follows too.

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