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    Question

    Statements:  Some nails are toes. Some

    fingers are hands. No hand is a nail. Conclusions: I. Some fingers are not nails. II. All nails can be fingers. In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then find out which of the two given conclusions logically follow from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give Answer-
    A Only I follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both I and II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some fingers are hands (I) + No hand is a nail (E) → Some fingers are not nails (O) → Probable conclusion → All nails can be fingers (A). Hence both conclusion I and II follows.

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