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    Conclusions: A few platforms may be trains.

    Some tickets being passenger is a possibility. 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 tickets are platforms. No platforms are berths. All berths are trains. 2% trains are passenger. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B No tickets are platforms. Some platforms are berths. A few berths are trains. Only trains are passenger. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 34% tickets are platforms. No platforms are berths. No berths are trains. Only berths are passenger. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Some tickets are platforms. No platforms are berths. Only berths are trains. No trains are passenger. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of These Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No platforms are berths (E) + All berths are trains (A) → Some trains are not platforms (O*) → Probable conclusion → Some platforms may be trains (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Some tickets are platforms (I) + No platforms are berths (E) → Some tickets are not berths (O) + All berths are trains (A) → Probable conclusion → Some tickets are trains (I) + 2% trains are passenger (I) → Probable conclusion → Some tickets may be passenger (I). Hence conclusion II follows. Hence statement 1 is correct.

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