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Direction: In each of the question below are three statements following by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the two statements disregarding commonly known fact.

  1. Statement:
    Some rivers are hills. No hill is taxi. All taxis are buses.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some buses are rivers.
    II. Some taxis are rivers.
    III. No bus is river.
    1. None follows
    2. Only I follows
    3. Only III follows
    4. Only II follows
    5. Only either I or III follows
Correct Option: E

Some rivers are hills + No hill is taxi = I + E = O = Some rivers are not taxis Hence II does not follow. Again, Since O-type statements can't be combined, neither I nor III follows. But the two form a complementary E- I pair, Hence either I or III follows.



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