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    Conclusions: A few members are not teachers.

    Some teachers may be accountants. Statements: In the question below there are two or three conclusions followed by four statements in the options. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given statements is true disregarding the commonly known facts.
    A Some dentists are members. Some members are lawyer. All lawyer are accountants. No teachers are lawyer. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B No dentists are members. All members are lawyer. No lawyer are accountants. Some teachers are lawyer. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Some dentists are members. No members are lawyer. No lawyer are accountants. All teachers are lawyer. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No dentists are members. No members are lawyer. All lawyer are accountants. No teachers are lawyer. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of These Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some members are lawyer (I) + All lawyer are accountants (A) → Some members are accountants (I) + No teachers are lawyer (E) → Some members are not lawyer (O). Hence conclusion I follows. No teachers are lawyer (E) + All lawyer are accountants (A) → Some accountants are not teachers (O*) → Probable conclusion → Some teachers may be accountants (I). Hence conclusion II follows. Hence statement 1 is correct.

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