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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: Few Apparels are Clothes. No Sweater is a Shirt. All Apparels are Sweaters. Conclusion: I. Some Clothes are not Shirts. II. All Shirts are Clothes. III. Some Sweaters are Clothes.
      A Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C All conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Few Apparels are Clothes (I) → Conversion → Some Clothes are Apparels (I) + All Apparels are Sweaters (A) → Some Clothes are Sweaters (I) + No Sweater is a Shirt (E) → Some Clothes are not Shirts (O). Hence conclusion I follows but conclusion II does not follow. Few Apparels are Clothes (I) → Conversion → Some Clothes are Apparels (I) + All Apparels are Sweaters (A) → Some Clothes are Sweaters (I) → Conversion → Some Sweaters are Clothes (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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