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    Question

    In the following question below are given some

    statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the 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 conclusion logically follows the given statements. Statements: All Honest is Intelligent. Some Intelligent is Smart. No Honest is Handsome. Conclusions: I. Some Intelligent is not Handsome. II. No Honest is Smart. III. Some Handsome is Smart. IV. Some Honest is not Handsome.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusions I and IV follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusions II, III and IV follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Honest is Intelligent (A) → Conversion → Some Intelligent is Honest (I) + No Honest is Handsome (E) → Some Intelligent is not Handsome (O). Hence conclusion I follows. All Honest is Intelligent (A) + Some Intelligent is Smart (I) → No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion II nor III follow. No Honest is Handsome (E) → Conversion → Some Honest is not Handsome (O). Hence conclusion IV follows.

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