Question

    In the questions given below, there are three

    statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All Books are Novels. All Novels are Journals. Some Journals are Magazines. Conclusion: I. Some Novels are Magazines. II. Some Magazines are Books. III. Some Journals are Books.
    A Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C All the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Novels are Journals (A) + Some Journals are Magazines (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. All Books are Novels (A) + All Novels are Journals (A) → All Books are Journals (A) + Some Journals are Magazines (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. All Books are Novels (A) + All Novels are Journals (A) → All Books are Journals (A) → Conversion → Some Journals are Books (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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