Question

    Statements: cups + sets. sets + fours.

    fours - claws. claws + traps. Conclusions: I. claws + sets. II. fours + traps. III. claws + cups. IV. traps + sets. Read the instructions below and answer the questions that follow: A + B means "Some A are B" A - B means "All A are B" Now, statements below are followed by few conclusions. You have to take 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 conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A I & II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only I follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E II & IV follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some cups are sets. Some sets are fours. All fours are claws. Some claws are traps. Conclusions: I. Some claws are sets. II. Some fours are traps. III. Some claws are cups. IV. Some traps are sets. Some claws are always sets. Other conclusions are not definite.

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