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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 Laser is Bulb. Some Bulb is Red. Only a few Red is Light. Conclusion: I. Some Light being Red is a possibility. II. All Red being Laser is a possibility. III. Some Laser is not Bulb.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusion I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion I 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

    Only a few Red is Light (I) → All Light may be Red (A). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Only a few Laser is Bulb (I) + Some Bulb is Red (I) → Probable conclusion → All Red may be Laser (A). Hence conclusion II follows. Only a few Laser is Bulb → Some Laser is not Bulb (I). Hence conclusion III follows.

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