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    1.Statements: Some roses are lilies.

    >                     All lilies are lotuses.                      Some lotuses are not hibiscus. Conclusions: I. Some roses are lotus.                        II. Some roses are hibiscuses. In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two 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. Give Answer:  
    A If only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E If both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some roses are lilies (I) + All lilies are lotus (A) ⇒ Some roses are lotus (I). Hence, conclusion I will follow.  Some roses are lilies (I) + All lilies are lotus (A)  ⇒  Some roses are lotus (I) + Some lotuses are not hibiscus (O) = No conclusion, Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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