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    Question

    In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. 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.

    Statements: Some creams are butters.

    Some butters are cakes. No cake is a bread. Conclusion: I. Somecakes may not be butters. II. Some butters are not breads. III. Some breads are cakes.
    A Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only I and II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only I and III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some butters are cakes (I) Conversion Some cakes are butters (I) [Probable conclusion] Some cakes may not be butters (O). Hence conclusion I follows. Some butters are cakes (I) + No cake is a bread (E) Some butters are not breads (O). Hence conclusion II follows. No cake is a bread (E) Conversion Some breads are not cakes (O). Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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