Question

Statements: Some desks are caps. No cap is red. Conclusions: I. Some caps are desks. II. No desk is red.

• A. If only conclusion I follows
• B. If only conclusion II follows
• C. If neither I nor II follows
• D. If both I and II follow

Hint:

Conversion is valid for particular affirmative statements.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: “Some desks are caps” implies “Some caps are desks”.
Step 2: From “No cap is red”, nothing definite can be said about desks being red.