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Question

In each of the questions below are given two/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.

Statements: No silver is a finger.

All fingers are diamonds.

Some diamonds are rings.

Conclusions: I. Atleast some rings are diamonds.

II. All diamonds can be rings.

A if both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B if neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C if either conclusion I or II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D if only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E if only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Some diamonds are rings(I) ⇒ Conversion ⇒Some rings are diamonds. Hence, conclusion I follows. Some diamonds are rings(I) ⇒Probable conclusion ⇒All diamonds can be rings(A). Hence, conclusion II follows.

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