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    Question

    In the questions given below there are three statements

    followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the given three statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All Bows are Arrows. All Arrows are Swords. Some Weapons are Arrows. Conclusion: I. No Weapons are Swords. II. Some Swords are Weapons. III. All Swords can be Bows.
    A Either conclusion I or II and III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Either conclusion I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the conclusion follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Weapons are Arrows (I) + All Arrows are Swords (A) → Some Weapons are Swords (I). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Some Weapons are Arrows (I) + All Arrows are Swords (A) → Some Weapons are Swords (I) → Conversion → Some Swords are Weapons (I). Hence conclusion II follows. All Bows are Arrows (A) + All Arrows are Swords (A) → All Bows are Swords (A) → Probable conclusion → All Swords can be Bows (A). Hence conclusion III follows.

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