Question
Logical Reasoning Question on Syllogism
University Academic Department is finalising class schedules for the incoming batch. The subjects are Criminal Law, Property Law, Economics, Legal Methods and English. The following considerations are kept in mind:
I. All subjects must be held once
II. Legal Methods and English cannot immediately precede or follow each other
III. Economics must immediately precede Property Law
IV. Economics must immediately follow English
V. Criminal Law cannot be the second or the last subject
Which of the following schedule is valid?
Legal Methods, Criminal Law, English, Economics, Property Law
Property Law, Economics, English, Criminal Law, Legal Methods
Economics, Property Law, Legal Methods, English, Criminal Law
Criminal Law, English, Economics, Property Law, Legal Methods
Criminal Law, English, Economics, Property Law, Legal Methods
Solution
The schedule that meets all conditions is (d). It ensures that: - Economics follows English and precedes Property Law (Condition III IV), - Criminal Law is not second or last (Condition V), - Legal Methods and English are not adjacent (Condition II).