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    Question

    In the question below there are four statements

    followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the four 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 given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Each page is paper. Only few paper are book. No paper is number. Conclusions: I. At least some page are book. II. No page is number. III. Some paper are page.
    A Only conclusion II and conclusion III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All conclusions I, II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Each page is paper (A) + Only few paper are book (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. Each page is paper (A) + No paper is number (E) → No page is number (E). Hence conclusion II follows. Each page is paper (A) → Conversion → Some paper are page (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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