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    Question

    In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three 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.

    Statement : All fruits are vegetables

    Some vegetables are potatoes No potato is a tomato Conclusion : I. Some fruits being potatoes is a possibility II. At least some vegetables are not tomatoes III. Some tomatoes are not potatoes
    A All follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C II and III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All fruits are vegetables (A) + Some vegetables are potatoes (I) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ Some fruits may be potatoes(I). Hence Conclusion I will follow. Some vegetables are potatoes(I) + No potato is a tomato(E) ⇒ Some vegetables are not tomatoes(O). Hence Conclusion II follows. No potato is a tomato(E) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some tomatoes are not potatoes(O). Hence Conclusion III follows.

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