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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: A few Cream are Maroon. Some Maroon are Yellow. Only a few Yellow are Purple. Conclusions: I. Some Purple are not Maroon. II. Some Cream are not Yellow.
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Maroon are Yellow (I) + Only a few Yellow are Purple (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. A few Cream are Maroon (I) + Some Maroon are Yellow (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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