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    Some slippers may be boots. Some socks are not rubbers.

    Some rubbers are not slippers In the given question, a set of conclusions is given. There are five options comprising of three or more statements. You need to choose the option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
    A No socks is slipper. No slipper is a rubber. All shoes are boots. No boot is a socks. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Some shoes are boots. No boot is a socks. Some socks are slippers. No slipper is a rubber. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C All shoes are boots. Some socks are slippers. No slipper is a rubber. Some boots are socks. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No slipper is a rubber. Some shoes are boots. All socks are slippers. All boot are socks. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both 1st and 4th Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No boot  is a socks (E) + Some socks are slippers (I) ⇒ Some slippers  are not boots (O*) ⇒ [Probable conclusion] ⇒ Some slippers may be boots(I). Some socks are slippers (I) + No slipper is a rubber (E)  ⇒ Some socks are not rubbers (O). No slipper is a rubber (E) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some rubbers are not slippers (O).

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