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    Question

    In the question below there are three statements

    followed by two conclusions I and II. 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 three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: A few hill is mountain. All mountain is river. Only a few river is valley. Conclusions: I. A few hill is valley. II. No valley is mountain.
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A few hill is mountain (I) + All mountain is river (A) → Some hill is river (I) + Only a few river is valley (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. All mountain is river (A) + Only a few river is valley (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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