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    Statement Only a few Animals are Birds

    >No Bird is an Amphibian Some Amphibians are Reptiles Conclusion I. All Animals can never be Amphibians II. All Birds can be Reptiles Study the following statements and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    conclusion → All Animals can never be Amphibians (O). Hence conclusion I follows. No Bird is a Amphibian (E) + Some Amphibians are Reptiles (I) → Some Reptiles are not Birds (O*) → Probable conclusion → All Birds can be Reptiles (O). Hence conclusion II follows.

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