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    Statements: All jokers are clowns.

    >All clowns are masters. Conclusions:       I. All jokers are masters. II. Some masters are jokers. In each of the questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I, and II. 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 If both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E If only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All jokers are clowns. (A) + All clowns are masters(A) = All jokers are masters(A). Hence, conclusion I will follow. All jokers are masters(A) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some masters are joker (I). Hence, conclusion II will follow.

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