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    Statements: All hole are whole. Each whole

    is lot. Some hole are combo. No whole is pack. Conclusions: I. Some whole are combo. II. Some lot being pack is a possibility. III. Some hole are pack. In the question below there are four statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A Only conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II and conclusion III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some hole are combo (I) → Conversion → Some combo are hole (I)  + All hole are whole (A) → Some combo are whole(I) → Conversion → Some whole are combo (I). Hence conclusion I follows. No whole is pack (E) → Conversion → No pack is whole (E) + Each whole is lot (A) → Some lot are not pack (O*) → Probable conclusion →   Some lot may be pack (I). Hence conclusion II follows. All hole are whole (A) + No whole is pack (E) → No hole is pack (E) . Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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