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    Statements: Only a few Gifts are Surprise

    Only Surprise are Party Some Gifts are Cake Conclusion: I. No Party are Cake II. Some Cake are Surprise III. All Cake are Gifts is a possibility 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.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All of the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only Surprise are Party → All Party are Surprise and Party can have negative relation with anyone. Hence conclusion I follows. Some Gifts are Cake (I) → conversion → Some Cake are Gifts (I) + Only a few Gifts are Surprise (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. Some Gifts are Cake (I) → Probable conclusion → All Cake may be Gifts (A). Hence conclusion III follows.

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