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    Question

    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: None of the tears are eyes. 1% eyes are hungers. Every hunger is mouth. Conclusions: I. A few hungers are not tears. II. None of the mouths are eyes.
    A Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    None of the tears are eyes (E) + 1% eyes are hungers (I) → Some hungers are not tears (O*). Hence conclusion I follows. 1% eyes are hungers (I) + Every hunger is mouth (A) → Some eyes are mouth (I). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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