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    Statements: All Nails are Fingers. All

    Fingers are Toes. Only a few Toes are Games. Only Games are Arms. Conclusions: I. All Games being Toes is a possibility. II. Some Toes are Nails. III. Some Arms can never be Fingers. In the question below some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
    A Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only a few Toes are Games → All Games cannot be Toe as Only Games are Arms. Hence conclusion I does not follow. All Nails are Fingers (A) + All Fingers are Toes (A) → All Nails are Toes (A) → Conversion → Some Toes are Nails (I). Hence conclusion II follows. Only Games are Arms → All Arms are Games and Arms can have any negative relation with anyone. Hence conclusion III follow.

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