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    Question

    Read the given statements and conclusions carefully.

    Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: Only a few candles is wax All wax is wig Conclusion: I. Some wig is candles II. All candles can be wax
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only a few candles is wax (I) + All wax is wig (A) → Some candles is wig (I) → Conversion → Some wig is candles (I). Hence conclusion I follows.   Only a few candles is wax → Some candles is wax (I). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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