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    Question

    In the question below two statements are given fol

    lowed by three conclusions I and I I. 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. Statement: All birds are sparrows. Some sparrows are ducksConclusion1. Some birds are ducks.Conclusion 2. Some sparrows are birds. 
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both the conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All birds are sparrows (A) + Some sparrows are ducks (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow.

    All birds are sparrows (A) → Conversion → Some sparrows are birds (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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