2015 · Q125
Directions (Q. Nos. 123-125): The following three questions have two premises and two conclusions. If the premises are assumed to be true (irrespective of factuality), then, in respect of each of the questions given below, which of the following conclusions follow logically?
Give Answer: (a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Premises: All apples are golden in colour. No golden coloured things are cheap.
Conclusions:
- IAll apples are cheap.
- IIGolden coloured apples are not cheap.
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- AOnly I
- BOnly II
- CBoth I and II
- DNeither I nor II
Explanation
Since no golden coloured thing is cheap and all apples are golden in colour, no apple can be cheap, which contradicts conclusion I. Conclusion II, that golden coloured apples are not cheap, follows directly. Hence only conclusion II follows.