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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 three 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 four statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Some religions are castes. A few castes are tradition. Each religions is creed. No creed is custom. Conclusions: I. No religion is custom. II. Some creed are tradition. III. Some castes are custom.
    A Both conclusion II and conclusion III follow. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Each religions is creed (A) + No creed is custom (E) → No religions is custom (E). Hence conclusion I follows. Some religions are castes (I) → Conversion → Some castes are religions (I) + Each religions is creed (A) → Some castes are creed (I) → Conversion →   Some castes are creed (I) + Some castes are tradition (I) → No conclusion. Hence neither conclusion II nor III follow.

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