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    Statements: Mostly animals are birds No

    bird is reptile Few reptiles are amphibians. Conclusions: I. All amphibians being birds is not a possibility II. All animals are reptiles In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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 logically follows from the four statements disregarding commonly known facts.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No bird is reptile (E) + Few reptiles are amphibians (I) → Some amphibians are not bird (O*) → Probable conclusion → All bird may not be amphibians (O). Hence conclusion I follows. Mostly animals are birds (I) + No bird is reptile (E) → Some animals are not reptiles (O). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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