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      Statements: Only apricots are walnuts.

      Only a few almonds are apricots. All cashews are almonds. Conclusions: 1) Some cashew being apricot is a possibility. 2) All apricot being almondsis a possibility. 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 cashews are almonds + Some almonds are walnuts (I) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ Some cashews are walnuts (I) + All walnuts are apricots (A) ⇒ Some cashews may be apricots (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Some almonds are walnuts (I) + All walnut are apricots (A) ⇒ Some almonds are apricots (I) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ All mango may be apricot (A). Hence conclusion II follows.

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