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    Statements: Only Rain is Cloud Some Star is

    Rainbow A few Rainbow is Rain Conclusions: I. All Star can be Rain II. Some Star are Cloud III. No Star are Cloud 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.
    A Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Star is Rainbow (I) + A few Rainbow is Rain (I) → Probable conclusion → All Star can be Rain (A). Hence conclusion I follows.

    Only Rain is Cloud → All Cloud are Rain and Cloud cannot have positive relation with anyone. Hence conclusion II does not follow but conclusion III follows.

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