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    Question

    In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: No poem is a story. All

    stories are novels. All novels are articles. Conclusions: I. All articles are stories. II. No article is a poem. III. All novels are poems.
    A None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All stories are novels(A) + All novels are articles(A) ⇒ All stories are articles(A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some articles are stories(I).Hence, conclusion I does not follow. No poem is a story(E) + All stories are novels(A) ⇒ Some novels are poem(O*). Hence, conclusion II and III does not follow. ALTERNATE METHOD:

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