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    Statements: Only a few Proportions is

    Partitions. Only a few Columns is Proportions. No Column is Volume. Conclusions: I. Every Proportions can be Columns. II. No Volume is Partition. III. Some Proportions are not Volumes. In the question 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 and then decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I and conclusion III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only a few Columns is Proportions → All Proportions may be Columns (A). Hence conclusion I follows. No Column is Volume (E) → Conversion → No Volume is Column (E) + Only a few Columns is Proportions (I) → Some Proportions are not Volumes (O*) + Only a few Proportions is Partitions (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow but conclusion III follows.

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