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Statements: All pens are books. All books are tables. Some tables are chairs. Conclusions: I. Some pens are tables.
II. Some chairs are books. Which conclusion(s) follow?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • AOnly I follows
  • BOnly II follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DBoth I and II follow

Step-by-Step Solution

All pens are books and all books are tables, so all pens are tables — hence some pens are tables (I follows). 'Some tables are chairs' need not touch the books subset, so II does not follow.
Answer: A) Only I follows

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