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GATE 2022 MA – Question 4

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Some bottles are cups. All cups are knives. Conclusions: I some bottles are knives; II some knives are cups; III all cups are bottles; IV all knives are cups. Which follow?

  1. Only I and II
  2. Only II and III
  3. Only II and IV
  4. Only III and IV

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Correct answer: (A) Only I and II

Explanation

The existing bottle-cup intersection lies within knives, proving I. These same objects are knives and cups, proving II. Neither converse universal inclusion III nor IV follows from the premises. **A**.

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