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    Question

    In the question below some statements are given followed

    by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Statements:Some Pen are Book.Some Pencil are Book.All Pencil are Colour.Conclusions:I. Some Colour are Pencil.II. Some Pen are Colour.III. Some Book are Colour.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only Conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Pencil are Colour (A) тЖТ conversion тЖТ Some Colour are Pencil (I). Hence conclusion I follows.
    Some Pen are Book (I) + Some Book are Pencil (A) тЖТ No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follows.
    Some Pencil are Book (I) тЖТ conversion тЖТ Some Book are Pencil (I) + All Pencil are Colour (I) тЖТ Some Book are Colour (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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