Syllogisms · Question 28 · Hard

Syllogisms question 28

Statements:
All mobiles are screens.
No screen is a radio.
Some radios are speakers.
Conclusions:
I. Some screens are speakers.
II. Some speakers are not screens.
Assuming the statements to be true, which conclusion(s) logically follow(s)?

  1. Only conclusion I follows
  2. Only conclusion II follows
  3. Both I and II follow
  4. Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows

Explanation: The speakers that are radios can never be screens, so some speakers are not screens (II follows). Whether any screen is a speaker is not fixed, so I does not follow.

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