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    In the following question, some conclusions are given

    and some statements are given you have to take the given conclusions to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide from which of the statements given in options (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) which make the conclusions given in the statement definitely true. Conclusions: No rubber is a tree. All trees being banyan is a possibility. Statements: 1: All flowers are trees. No tree is a herb. All rubber are trees. All herbs are banyan. 2: Some flowers are trees. No tree is a Banyan. All rubber are herbs. All herbs are banyan. 3: Some flowers are trees. No tree is a herb. All rubber are trees. All herbs are banyan. 4: All flowers are trees. No tree is a Banyan. All rubber are herbs. All herbs are banyan. 5: All flowers are trees. No tree is a herb. All rubber are herbs. All herbs are banyan.
    A Only Statements тАУ 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only Statements тАУ 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both Statements тАУ 2 and 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only Statements тАУ 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both Statements тАУ 4 and 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    From Statement 5: All rubber are herbs (A) + No tree is a herb (E) тЖТ Conversion тЖТ No herb is a tree (E) тЖТ No rubber is a tree (E). No tree is a herb (E) + All herbs are banyan (A) тЖТ Some banyan are not tree (O*) тЖТ Probable conclusion тЖТ All tree may be banyan (I).

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