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    Question

    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 disregarding commonly known facts . Statements. Some carrot is cucumber Only a few cucumber is brinjal No brinjal is coriander Conclusions. I. All cucumber being brinjal is a possibility. II. Some cucumber is not coriander.
    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

    Only a few cucumber is brinjal → Some cucumber is brinjal (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow.

    Only a few cucumber is brinjal (I) + No brinjal is coriander (E) → Some cucumber is not coriander (O). Hence conclusion II follows.

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