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    Some tablets are medicines. Some syrups are not

    capsules. Some tablets are not syrups. In the given question, a set of conclusions is given. There are five options comprising of three or more statements. You need to choose the option that contains the set of statements from which the given conclusions logically follow.
    A All capsules are medicines. Some tablets are capsules. No medicine is a syrup. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B No capsules is a medicine. No medicine is a syrup. No tablets is a capsules. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Some tablets are capsules. Some medicines are syrups. Some capsules are medicines. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Some tablets are capsules. All medicines are syrups. No capsule is a medicine. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both 1st and 3rd. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All capsules are medicines. (A) + No medicine is a syrup. (E) ⇒ No capsule is a syrup. (E) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some syrups are not capsules. (O) Some tablets are capsules (I) + All capsules are medicines. (A) ⇒ Some tablets are medicines. (I) + No medicine is a syrup. (E) ⇒ Some tablets are not syrups. (O). Hence, option 1 is correct.

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