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    Question

    Statements: Some books are papers. Some

    papers are newspapers. Conclusions: I. Some books are newspapers. II. Some papers are books. In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from thetwo given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give Answer:
    A If only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If only conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some books are papers (I) + Some papers are newspapers (I) ⇒ No conclusion. Hence, conclusion I will not follow. Some books are papers (I) ⇒ conversion ⇒ Some papers are books (I). Hence, conclusion II follows.

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