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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: At least some car are train. Some train are platform. Each platform is engine. Conclusions: I. Some car are engine II. At least some train are engine.
    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 follows 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

    At least some  car are train (I) + Some train are platform (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. Some train are platform (I) + Each platform is engine (A) → Some  train are engine (I). Hence conclusion II follows.

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