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    Question

    Statements:a. No copy is a pen. b. Some pens are

    books Conclusions:I. Some books are not copies II. Some copies are not books. In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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.
    A None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only I follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No copy is a pen (E) + some pens are books (I) = some books are not copies (O*). Hence, conclusion I follows but conclusion II does not follow.

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