Direction: Two statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Indicate your answer.
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Statements:
(a) All clerks are typists.
(b) Some typists are stenos.
Conclusions:
I. Some stenos are clerks.
II. No steno is a clerk.
III. All typists are clerks.
IV. All clerks are stenos.
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- All the conclusions follow
- None of conclusions follow
- Either I or II follows
- Only IV follows
Correct Option: C
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
All clerks are typists. ↔ Some typists are stenos.
A + I ⇒No Conclusion
Conclusions I and II form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either I or II follows.
