DIRECTION: The questions given below have four groups of three statements each. Read the statements in each group carefully and identify the group/groups where the third statement logically follows the first two statements in the group.

(a) No esthetic is an atheist. Some esthetics are monotheists. Some monotheists are not polytheists.

(b) All sentences are words. No word does not have meaning. Some which do not have meanings are not sentences.

(c) No river is sea. Some seas are oceans. Some oceans are not rivers.

(d) No MMTS is MRTS. All public transports are MRTS. No public transport is MMTS.

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Answer 1

Given:

(a) No esthetic is an atheist. Some esthetics are monotheists. Some

monotheists are not polytheists.

(b) All sentences are words. No word does not have meaning. Some which do not have meanings are not sentences.

(c) No river is sea. Some seas are oceans. Some oceans are not rivers.

(d) No MMTS is MRTS. All public transports are MRTS. No public transport is MMTS.

Conclusions:

(a):

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(does not follow)

(b):

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(follows)

(c):

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(follows)

(c):

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(follows)

(d):

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(follows)

Hence, the answer is b, c and d.

Note:

Esthetic = concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Atheist = a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Monotheists = belief that there is only one God.
Polytheists = the belief in or worship of more than one God.
MMTS = multi modal transport system.
MRTS = mass rapid transit system.