Which of the following is logically equivalent to the statement- "Some felines are not lions."?निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन तार्किक रूप से इस कथन – "कुछ विडाल-वंशी शेर नहीं हैं" – के समतुल्य है?
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Correct answer: B. Some non-lions are not non-felines.कुछ गैर-शेर गैर-विडाल-वंशी नहीं हैं।
Explanation
"Some felines are not lions" is an O proposition (Some S are not P). Its valid partial contrapositive is "Some non-P are not non-S", i.e. Some non-lions are not non-felines. Option 1 is the contradictory, option 3 illicit conversion, option 4 the contrary."कुछ विडाल-वंशी शेर नहीं हैं" एक O कथन (कुछ S, P नहीं हैं) है। इसका वैध आंशिक प्रतिवर्तन (contraposition) है "कुछ गैर-P, गैर-S नहीं हैं", अर्थात् कुछ गैर-शेर गैर-विडाल-वंशी नहीं हैं। विकल्प 1 विरोधी (contradictory), विकल्प 3 अवैध परिवर्तन तथा विकल्प 4 विपरीत (contrary) कथन है।More Logical Reasoning questions
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