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Direction: In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by two/four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the two 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, follow from the given statements.

  1. Statements:
    (a) Most players are men.
    (b) Some men are singers.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some singers are men.
    II. Some players are singers.
    1. Only conclusion I follows
    2. Only conclusion II follows.
    3. Neither conclusion I or II follows
    4. Both conclusions I and II follow
Correct Option: A

The first Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
The second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Most players are men. ↔ Some man are singers.
A + I ⇒ No Conclusion
Conclusion I is Converse of the second statement.



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