Examine the following statements : 1. All animals are carnivorous. 2. Some animals are not carnivorous. 3. Animals are not carnivorous.

Question

Each of the following two items consists of four statements. Of these four statements, two cannot both be true, but both can be false. Study the statements carefully and identify the two that satisfy the above condition. Select the correct answer using the codes given below each set of statements:

Examine the following statements : 

1. All animals are carnivorous. 

2. Some animals are not carnivorous. 

3. Animals are not carnivorous. 

4. Some animals are carnivorous. 

Codes : 

(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4

Answer 1

(a) Statements 1 and 3 contradict each-other, hence both statements cannot be true together. But there is a situation where in both statements are false that is if some of the animals are carnivorous and some are not.