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    Question

    In the question below there are four statements

    followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. 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 four statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only Barber is Doctor. Only a few Barber is Lawyer. All Lawyer is Carpenter. No Carpenter is Teacher.   Conclusion: I. Some Barber is not Doctor. II. 70% Lawyer can be Barber. III. Every Carpenter cannot be Barber. IV. No Teacher is Doctor.
    A Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion I, II and IV follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All of the above conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only Barber is Doctor → Some Barber is not Doctor (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Only a few Barber is Lawyer → Probable conclusion → Some Lawyer can be Barber (I). Hence conclusion II follows. Only a few Barber is Lawyer (I) + All Lawyer is Carpenter (A) → Some Barber is Carpenter (I). Hence conclusion III does not follows. Only Barber is Doctor → All Doctor is Barber and Doctor cannot have positive relation with anyone. Hence conclusion IV follows.

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