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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 Owl is Sparrow. Some Sparrow is Kiwi. No Sparrow is Parrot. Conclusions: I. All Parrot being Kiwi is a possibility. II. Some Owl is not Sparrow.
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Neither conclusion I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Both conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    No Parrot is Sparrow (E) + Some Sparrow is Kiwi (I) + → Some Parrot is not Kiwi (O*) → Probable conclusion → All Parrot may be Kiwi (A). Hence conclusion I follows. A few Owl is Sparrow → Some Owl is Bow (I). Hence conclusion II does not follow.

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