Question:medium
In the following question two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assume the two statements are true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts. Then pick the correct answer from the choices given below.
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Joshi is a doctor.
Conclusions: I. Joshi is a fool.
II. Some fools are doctors.
In the following question two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assume the two statements are true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts. Then pick the correct answer from the choices given below.
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Joshi is a doctor.
Conclusions: I. Joshi is a fool.
II. Some fools are doctors.
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Joshi is a doctor.
Conclusions: I. Joshi is a fool.
II. Some fools are doctors.
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A some are statement can be reversed the other way round, but it never tells you the status of one specific named individual.
Updated On: Jul 14, 2026
- Only conclusion I follows
- Only conclusion II follows
- Both conclusions I & II follow
- Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Joshi could be in the non-fool part of doctors, so conclusion I unproven. Conversion of 'some doctors are fools' to 'some fools are doctors' is always valid.
Final Answer: Only II, option (2).
Final Answer: Only II, option (2).
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