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    Statements: All pens are papers.

    > Some papers are not books. All books are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some pencils are papers. II. Some pencils are pens. III. Some pencil are not papers. (Q.71 - 75): 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.
    A None follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only either I or III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only either II or III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some papers are not books (O) + All books are pencils (A) ⇒ No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion I nor III follows but it will make a complementary pair. Hence either conclusion I or III follows. All pens are papers (A) + Some papers are not books (I) ⇒ No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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