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Direction: Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any follows from the given statements.

  1. Statements:
    Some monkeys are dogs.
    All dogs are cats.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some monkeys are cats.
    II. No dog is cat.
    1. Only conclusion I follows
    2. Only conclusion II follows
    3. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
    4. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Correct Option: A

First Premise is Particular Affirmative ( – type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A – type).
Some monkeys are dogs. ↔ All dogs are cats.
I + A ⇒ I–type of Conclusion “Some monkeys are cats.”
This is Conclusion I.



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