Question 71

Logical Reasoning Statement and Conclusions Hard

<p><strong>Statements:</strong></p> <p>All mangoes are golden in colour.</p> <p>No golden-coloured things are cheap.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong></p> <p>I) All mangoes are cheap</p> <p>II) Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.</p>

(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Either I or II follows
(D) Neither&nbsp;I nor II follows
View Dynamic Solution & Explanation
Correct Solution: Option B

Step-by-step Solution:

Logical Analysis of the Syllogism

We can determine the validity of the conclusions by combining the two given statements to form a logical chain.

The Statements:

  1. All mangoes are golden in colour. (This means the entire category of "mangoes" is a sub-category of "golden-coloured things".)
  2. No golden-coloured things are cheap. (This means the category of "golden-coloured things" and the category of "cheap" have no members in common.)

Combining the Statements

From the two statements, we can deduce a direct relationship between mangoes and cheap things. If every single mango belongs to the "golden-coloured" group, and nothing in the "golden-coloured" group is cheap, then it logically follows that no mango can be cheap.


Evaluating the Conclusions:

I) All mangoes are cheap.

  • This conclusion directly contradicts our deduction that no mangoes can be cheap.
  • Therefore, Conclusion I does not follow.

II) Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.

  • According to the first statement, "all mangoes are golden in colour". This means the group "golden-coloured mangoes" is simply the group of "all mangoes".
  • The conclusion can be rephrased as "All mangoes are not cheap".
  • This perfectly matches our deduction from the combined statements.
  • Therefore, Conclusion II follows.

Final Answer

Only Conclusion II logically follows from the given statements.