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    Conclusions: I. 20% Laptops can be Computers.

    II. 40% Drive are not Laptops. 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 Only a few Drive are Monitors. Few Monitors are Laptops. No Laptop is a Computer. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 100% Monitors are Computers. Few Laptops are Monitors. Only Laptops is Drive. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C No Drive is a Laptop. Only a few Laptops are Monitors. All Computers are Monitors. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Few Monitors are Laptops. Only a few Laptops are Computers. 40% Monitors are Drive. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both 'c' and 'd'. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    From Statement I. No Laptops is a Computers (E) → Probable conclusion → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few Drive are Monitors (I) + Few Monitors are Laptops (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. From Statement II. Few Laptops are Monitors (I) + 100% Monitors are Computers (A) → Some Laptops are Computers (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only Laptops is Drive → All Drive are Laptops and Drive can have negative relation with anyone. Hence conclusion II follows.   From Statement III. Only a few Laptops are Monitors (I) + [ All Computers are Monitors (A) → Conversion → Some Monitors are Computers  (I) → Probable conclusion → Some Laptops can be Computers (I). Hence conclusion I follows. No Drive is a Laptop (E) → Conversion → No Drive is a Laptop (E) → Conversion → Some Laptops are not Drive (O).  Hence conclusion II follows. From Statement IV. Only a few Laptops are Computers → Some Laptops are Computers (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Few Monitors are Laptops (I) + 40% Monitors are Drive (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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