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Direction: One/two statement(s) is/are given followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statement(s) to be true, even if it/they seem(s) to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow(s) from the given statement(s).

  1. Statements:
    (a) Some shoes are White.
    (b) All White are Blue.
    Conclusions:
    I. All shoes are Blue.
    II. Some shoes are Blue.
    1. Only I follows
    2. Only II follows
    3. Neither I nor II follows
    4. Both I and II follow
Correct Option: B

First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type)
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some shoes are white. ↔ All white are blue.
I + A ⇒ I-type of Conclusion “Some shoes are blue.”
This is Conclusion II.



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