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    Question

    In the questions given below, there are three

    statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All Headings are Chapters. All Chapters are Paragraphs. Some Paragraphs are Topics. Conclusion: I. Some Chapters are Topics. II. Some Topics are Headings. III. Some Paragraphs are Headings.
    A Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C All the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Chapters are Paragraphs (A) + Some Paragraphs are Topics (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. All Headings are Chapters (A) + All Chapters are Paragraphs (A) → All Headings are Paragraphs (A) + Some Paragraphs are Topics (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. All Headings are Chapters (A) + All Chapters are Paragraphs (A) → All Headings are Paragraphs (A) → Conversion → Some Paragraphs are Headings (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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