Statements:Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags.Conclusions:I. No cloth is a bag.II. All marbles are bags.III. Some bags are clothes.IV. No marble is a cloth.Which of the following is/are most appropriate in the above scenario?
Correct answer: D. None of these
- A. Only I
- B. Only II and III
- C. Only IV
- D. None of these
Explanation
Statements: The statements suggest partial overlaps: 'Some clothes are marbles' and 'Some marbles are bags'. However, they do not establish definitive links between all elements.I. No cloth is a bag. Incorrect, as the overlap between clothes and marbles and between marbles and bags does not eliminate the possibility of some clothes being bags.II. All marbles are bags. Incorrect, as the statement only confirms that some marbles are bags, not all.III. Some bags are clothes. Incorrect, as there is no direct overlap between bags and clothes established by the statements.IV. No marble is a cloth. Incorrect, since the statement directly states that some clothes are marbles, contradicting this conclusion.Therefore, none of the conclusions can be definitively concluded from the given statements, making 'None of these' the correct option.
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