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    Question

    Read all the statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: Only a few kites are sticks.

    Only a few kites are string. Conclusions: 1) Some strings being sticks is a possibility. 2) Only strings are kites.
    A If conclusion 1 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion 1 or conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Alternate Method: Only a few kites are sticks ⇒ Some sticks are kites (I) + Some kites are string (I) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ Some strings may be sticks (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few kites are string ⇒ Some string are kites (I). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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