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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: Some Apple is Mango. All Pear is Mango. No Pear is Banana. Conclusion I: Some Mango can never be Banana. II: Some Pear is Apple.
    A Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Pear is Mango (A) → Conversion → Some Mango is Pear (I) + No Pear is Banana (E) → Some Mango is not Banana (O). Hence conclusion I follows. Some Apple is Mango (I) + Some Mango is Pear (I)   → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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