Question
Logical Reasoning Question on Syllogism
All Engineers are Mathematicians. Some Mathematicians are Authors. No Author
is a Scientist. Some Engineers are Scientists. Examine the following statements:
I. No Author is an Engineer.
II. Some Scientists are Engineers.
III. Some Mathematicians are not Scientists.
Select the correct option :
Only II follows
Both I & III follows
Both II & III follows
Only I follows
Both II & III follows
Solution
I. No Author is an Engineer: This does not follow as the relationship between Engineers and Authors is not specified.
II. Some Scientists are Engineers: This follows because some Engineers are Scientists.
III. Some Mathematicians are not Scientists: This follows because not all Mathematicians are Scientists (due to the ’Some Engineers are Scientists’ statement).
Thus, the correct answer is Option (C).