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    Question

    In the given question, three conclusions are given and

    five statements as 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). You need to choose the option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow. Conclusions: Some jeans may be shirts.  No skirt is socks. Some shoes are not shirts. Some shirts are socks.
    A No skirts are jeans. No jean is a socks. Some shirt are shoes. All socks are shirts. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Some skirts are jeans. All shirts are shoes. No jean is a socks. No socks are shirts. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C No skirts are jeans. No jean is a socks. No socks are shirts. No shirt is a shoes. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D All skirts are jeans. All socks are shirts. Some shirt are shoes. All jean is a socks. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All socks are shirts. No shirt is a shoes. All skirts are jeans. No jean is a socks. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No jean is a socks (E) + All socks are shirts (A) ⇒ Some shirts are not jean (O*) ⇒ Probable conclusion ⇒ Some jeans may be shirts (I). All skirts are jeans (A) + No jean is a socks (E) ⇒ No skirt is socks (E). No shirt is a shoes (E) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some shoes are not shirts (O). All socks are shirts (A) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some shirts are socks (I).

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