If the statement 'All Plants are Carnivorous' is given as false, which of the following statements can be inferred to be true? Choose the correct answer from the options below.

1.Some non-plants are non-carnivorous.

2.No plants are carnivorous.

3.Some plants are carnivorous.

4.Some plants are not carnivorous.

A3 only

B2 and 4 only

C4 only ✓ Correct

D1, 2, 3, 4 only

Correct answer: (C) 4 only

Explanation

Only 'Some plants are not carnivorous' can be inferred true.

The given claim 'All plants are carnivorous' is an A proposition stated as false.

The contradictory of a false A is its O proposition, which must then be true.

That O proposition is exactly 'Some plants are not carnivorous'.

The E and I claims are left undetermined by a merely false A.

Only the contradictory can be settled from the falsity of a universal affirmative.

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