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    Question

    In the question below three statements are given

    followed by two conclusions. 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 the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements:  Some Doctors are not Engineers. All Teachers are Engineers. No Engineer is a Lawyer. Conclusions: I. No Teacher is a Lawyer II. Some Engineers are not Doctors
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Teachers are Engineers (A) + No Engineer is a Lawyer (E) → No Teacher is a Lawyer (E). Hence conclusion I follows. Some Doctors are not Engineers (O) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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