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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: All Cumin are Species. All Walnut are Figs. Some Walnut are species. Conclusions: I. Some Cumin is walnut. II. Some Figs are not Cumin.
    A Only I conclusion follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II conclusion follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either conclusion I or II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Cumin are Species (A) → Some Species are  Cumin (I). Some Walnut are species (I) + Some Species are  Cumin (I) → No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion I nor II follow.

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