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Question

In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give Answer: 1) If only conclusion I follows; 2) If only conclusion II follows; 3) If both I and II follow. 4) If either I or II follows; 5) If neither I nor II follows; and

Statements: Only tips are mantras.

Some tips are tricks.

No trick is a calculation.

Conclusions: I. All mantras are tips.

II. Some tricks can be mantras.

A 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Only tips are mantras ⇒ All mantras are tips. Hence, conclusion I will follow. Since Mantra is part of only tips. That means they can't be part of tricks. So, conclusion II does not follow.

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