Question
In the questions given 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. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: Only Standard is Status Some Standard are Reputation All Reputation is Style Conclusion: I. No Style is Status. II. Some Reputation is not Standard. III. All Style can never be Standard.Solution
Only Standard is Status → All Status is Standard and Status can have negative relation with anyone. Hence conclusion I is true. Some Standard are Reputation → All Reputation can be Standard. (A). Hence conclusion II is not true. Some Standard are Reputation (I) + All Reputation is Style (A) → Some Standard are Style (I) → Conversion → Some Style are Standard (I). Hence conclusion III is not true.
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