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    Statements: All Skirts are Shirts Some

    Shirts are not Socks. All Socks are Belts. Conclusions: I. Some Shirts are Skirts. II. Some Socks are not skirts 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

    All Skirts are Shirts (A) → Conversion → Some Shirts are Skirts (I). Hence conclusion I follows. All Skirts are Shirts (A) + Some Shirts are not Socks (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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