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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:

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.

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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