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Statements : No bat is ball. No ball is wicket.

Conclusions :
I. No bat is wicket.
II. All wickets are bats.

A. Only conclusion I follows

B. Only conclusion II follows

C. Either I or II follows

D. Neither I nor II follows

E. Both I and II follow

Answer: Option D

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Let's break down this logical deduction question!

We're given two statements:
1. No bat is ball. This means there's no overlap between the 'bat' group and the 'ball' group.
2. No ball is wicket. This means there's no overlap between the 'ball' group and the 'wicket' group.

Now let's analyze the conclusions:

Conclusion I: No bat is wicket.
Just because bats and balls don't overlap, and balls and wickets don't overlap, doesn't automatically mean bats and wickets *also* don't overlap. They *could*, but the statements don't guarantee it. Think of it like this: I don't like apples, and apples aren't oranges. That doesn't mean I dislike oranges. So, this conclusion doesn't necessarily follow.

Conclusion II: All wickets are bats.
This is definitely not true. The statements give us *no* information to suggest that all wickets are bats. There's no link or containment implied. This conclusion doesn't follow.

Therefore, neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

So the correct answer is Option D: Neither I nor II follows.

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Comments (2)

  1. Sania Azam
    Sania Azam:
    5 months ago

    Why option a is not correct

  2. Sania Azam
    Sania Azam:
    5 months ago

    Why option a is not correct

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