{"id":48539,"date":"2024-04-15T22:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=48539"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:42:44","slug":"statements-some-boxes-are-hammers-some-hammers-are-beads-all-beads-are-rings-conclusions-i-some-rings-are-hammers-ii-some-hammers-are-boxes-iii-some-rings-are-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/statements-some-boxes-are-hammers-some-hammers-are-beads-all-beads-are-rings-conclusions-i-some-rings-are-hammers-ii-some-hammers-are-boxes-iii-some-rings-are-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Statements : Some boxes are hammers. Some hammers are beads. All beads are rings. Conclusions : I. Some rings are hammers. II. Some hammers are boxes. III. Some rings are boxes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a978b74623f9\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    None follows                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Only I follows                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Only I and II follow                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Only II and III follow E. 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The third statement is &#8220;All beads are rings.&#8221; This means that all beads are rings.<\/p>\n<p>The first conclusion is &#8220;Some rings are hammers.&#8221; This conclusion is not valid because the first statement only says that some boxes are hammers, not that all boxes are hammers. It is possible that there are boxes that are not hammers, and therefore it is possible that there are rings that are not hammers.<\/p>\n<p>The second conclusion is &#8220;Some hammers are boxes.&#8221; This conclusion is valid because the first statement says that some boxes are hammers, and the third statement says that all beads are rings. Therefore, some hammers must be boxes, because some boxes are beads.<\/p>\n<p>The third conclusion is &#8220;Some rings are boxes.&#8221; This conclusion is not valid because the first statement only says that some boxes are hammers, not that all boxes are hammers. 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