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    Question

    In the question below there are three 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 three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only a few Apple is Orange. All Orange is Pear. Only a few Pear is Kiwi. Conclusion: I. Some Orange is not Kiwi. II. All Kiwi being Orange is a possibility. III. Some Apple is not Pear.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusion II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All of the above conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All Orange is Pear (A) + Only a few Pear is Kiwi (I) → No conclusion. Hence conclusion I does not follow. All Orange is Pear (A) + Only a few Pear is Kiwi (I) → Probable conclusion → All Kiwi may be Orange (I). Hence conclusion II follows. Only a few Apple is Orange (I) + All Orange is Pear (A) → Some Apple is Pear (I). Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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