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      Question

      In the question below there are three conclusions

      followed by four statements in the options. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given statements is true disregarding the commonly known facts. CConclusions:  No cotton being linen is a possibility. Some rayon are not muslin. Some rayon are velvet. Statements:
      A Some cotton are rayon. Some rayon are linen. Some linens are muslin: Some cotton are velvet. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Some rayon are linen. Some linens are muslin. Some velvet are cotton. No cotton is rayon. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C All velvet are cotton. Each cotton is rayon. Some rayon are linen. No linen is muslin. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D All velvet are cotton. No linen is muslin. No cotton is rayon. No rayon is linen. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      All cotton is rayon (A) + Some rayon are linen (I) → Probable conclusion → No cotton may be linen (E). Some rayon are linen (I) + No linen is muslin (E) → Some rayon are not muslin (O). All velvet are cotton (A) + All cotton is rayon (A) → All velvet are rayon (A) → Conversion → Some rayon are velvet (I).

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