Statements: Some pens are books. All books are bags. Conclusions: I. Some pens are bags. II. All bags are…

Syllogism · General Intelligence & Reasoning · Medium · Practice for SBI Clerk Prelims, SSC CGL Tier 1

Statements: Some pens are books. All books are bags. Conclusions: I. Some pens are bags. II. All bags are pens. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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

Correct answer: C) Only I follows

The pens that are books are also bags, so I follows; nothing says all bags are pens.

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