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    Question

    Read the following statements and conclusions

    carefully. Assuming the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Some Gift are Wrapper. Some Celebration are Wrapper. All Celebration are Surprise. Conclusions: I. Some Surprise are Celebration. II. Some Gift are Surprise. III. Some Wrapper are Surprise.
    A Only conclusion I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Celebration are Surprise (A) → Some Surprise are Celebration (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Some Gift are Wrapper (I) + Some Celebration are Wrapper (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. Some Celebration are Wrapper (I) → Conversion → Some Wrapper are Celebration (I) + All Celebration are Surprise (A) →  Some Wrapper are Surprise (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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