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      Question

      Statements: All books are erasers. No

      sharpener is pencil. All pencils are books. Only a few pencils are bright. Conclusions: 1) Only erasers are pencil. 2) Only pencil is eraser. Read all the statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
      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: All pencils are books (A) + All books are erasers (A) ⇒ All pencils are erasers (A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some erasers are pencils (I). Hence conclusion I follows but conclusion II does not follow.

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