Consider two Statements and four Conclusions given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts.
Statement 1: Some designers are coders.
Statement 2: Some coders are analysts.
Based on the above statements, examine the following conclusions:
Conclusion 1: Some designers are analysts.
Conclusion 2: No designer is an analyst.
Conclusion 3: All designers are analysts.
Conclusion 4: All analysts are designers.

Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Only Conclusion 1 and Conclusion 2
(b) Only Conclusion 2 and Conclusion 3
(c) Only Conclusion 3 and Conclusion 4
(d) None of the above conclusions follow

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Consider two Statements and four Conclusions given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts.
Statement 1: Some designers are coders.
Statement 2: Some coders are analysts.
Based on the above statements, examine the following conclusions:
Conclusion 1: Some designers are analysts.
Conclusion 2: No designer is an analyst.
Conclusion 3: All designers are analysts.
Conclusion 4: All analysts are designers.

Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Only Conclusion 1 and Conclusion 2
(b) Only Conclusion 2 and Conclusion 3
(c) Only Conclusion 3 and Conclusion 4
(d) None of the above conclusions follow

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Given,
Some designers are coders
Some coders are analysts
But this does not guarantee any connection between designers and analysts.
Hence:
Conclusion 1: Possible, but not definite.
Conclusion 2: Also, not definite.
Conclusion 3 & 4: Too strong and unsupported.

Hence, option d is correct.

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Consider two Statements and four Conclusions given below. You have to take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusion(s) logically follows/follow from the Statements, disregarding the commonly known facts. Statement 1: Some designers are coders. Statement 2: Some coders are analysts. Based on the above statements, examine the following conclusions: Conclusion 1: Some designers are analysts. Conclusion 2: No designer is an analyst. Conclusion 3: All designers are analysts. Conclusion 4: All analysts are designers. Which one of the following is correct? (a) Only Conclusion 1 and Conclusion 2 (b) Only Conclusion 2 and Conclusion 3 (c) Only Conclusion 3 and Conclusion 4 (d) None of the above conclusions follow