Statements: No pens are books. All bags are books. Conclusions: I. No bags are pens. II. Some pens are bags.…

Syllogism · Reasoning & General Intelligence · Medium · Practice for SSC CGL Tier 2

Statements: No pens are books. All bags are books. Conclusions: I. No bags are pens. II. Some pens are bags. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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

Correct answer: B) Only I follows

All bags are books and no books are pens, so no bags are pens; II contradicts I.

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