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    Question

    In the question below are given some statements

    followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Every Copy are Pencil. Few Pencil are Notebook. Only a few Notebook are Books. Conclusions: I. All Pencil can be Books II. Some Notebook are not Books III. Some Copy are Notebook
    A Only Conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only Conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only Conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only Conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All Conclusions I, II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Few Pencil are Notebook (I) + Only a few Notebook are Books (I) → Probable conclusion → All Pencil can be Books (A). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few Notebook are Books  → Some Notebook are not Books (O). Hence conclusion II follows. Every Copy are Pencil (A) + Few Pencil are Notebook  (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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