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Which one of the following is the most appropriate logical formula to represent the statement?

"Gold and silver ornaments are precious".

The following notations are used:

• $G(x): x$ is a gold ornament
• $S(x): x$ is a silver ornament
• $P(x): x$ is precious
1. $\forall x(P(x) \implies (G(x) \wedge S(x)))$
2. $\forall x((G(x) \wedge S(x)) \implies P(x))$
3. $\exists x((G(x) \wedge S(x)) \implies P(x))$
4. $\forall x((G(x) \vee S(x)) \implies P(x))$

How can we know that an ornament cannot be made of gold and silver both. We see ornaments that have both gold in some parts and silver in other parts. We cannot judge the ornaments with this given information ryt? Moreover then what will be the meaning of this " gold or silver ornaments are precious"?
it  will mean all ornaments which are made up of only  both  with gold and silver  are precious (may exist but does not convey the meaning of statement in question)

gold or silver or both (inclusive or ) ornaments are precious meaning is same as of statement  in question  so same notation

The statement could be translated as, if $x$ is either Gold or Silver, then it would be precious. Rather than,

If $x$ is both Gold and Silver, as an item cannot both Gold and silver at the same time.

Hence Ans is (D).

well , if we think about it an item can be both gold and silver at the same time BUT here in this context an item cant be gold and silver at same time because here gold & silver items are disjoint sets ... it's something we have to understand from the question
Yes "and" word is confusiing and leading to wrong answer. Ornament can not be both Gold and Silver at same time.
These logic are more confusing. Sometimes propositions doesn't convey any real meaning if we try to solve them according to simple english sentence then we might do it wrong.

But here we have to use intuition.. /

"Gold and silver ornaments are precious"

For all x, x can be either Gold or Silver ornament then the x is precious.

Option D this is just Same as lion and tiger question https://gateoverflow.in/989/gate2006-26

This statement can be expressed as => For all X, x can be either gold or silver then the ornament X is precious => For all X, (G(X) v S(x)) => P(X).