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    Question

    Statements:Some second is minute Mostly

    minute is hour All hour is time Conclusions: I. Some time is second II. Some time is minute 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 three statements dis regarding commonly known facts.
    A Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some second is minute (I) + Mostly minute is hour (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow.

    Mostly minute is hour (I) + All hour is time (A) → Some minute is time (I) → conversion → Some time is minute (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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