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    Conclusions: I. Some Bikes are not Cars.

    II. Every Cars can be Cycles. Statements: In the question below some statements are given two conclusions followed by some statements. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the following statement is true for given conclusions.
    A All Cars are Trains. Only a few Cars are Cycles. Some Cycles are Bikes. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B All Bikes are Cycles. Only a few Cycles are Trains. Some Trains are Cars. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only a few Cycles are Cars. No Car is a Train. Few Trains are Bikes. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All Cycles are Trains. No Cycle is a Bike. All Bikes are Cars. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    From Statement I. Only a few Cars are Cycles (I) + Some Cycles are Bikes (I) тЖТ No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few Cars are Cycles тЖТ Some Cars are Cycles (I). Hence conclusion II does not follow. ┬а From Statement II. All Bikes are Cycles (A) + Only a few Cycles are Trains (I) тЖТ No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few Cycles are Trains (I) + Some Trains are Cars (I) тЖТ Probable conclusion тЖТ All Cars can be Cycles (I). Hence conclusion II follows. ┬а From Statement III. No Car is a Train (E) + Few Trains are Bikes (I) тЖТ Some Bikes are not Cars (O*). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few Cycles are Cars тЖТ All Cars can be Cycles (I). Hence conclusion II follows. From Statement IV. All Bikes are Cars (A) тЖТ I.I. тЖТ Some Bikes are Cars (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. No Cycle is a Bike (E) + All Bikes are Cars (A) тЖТ Some Cars are not Cycles (O*) + All Cycles are Trains (A) тЖТ Probable conclusion тЖТ All Cars can be Cycles (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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