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Direction: In each of the question below are Four statements following by Four conclusions numbered I, II, II and IV. You have to take the Four 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 spoons are forks. Some forks are bowls. All bowls are plates. Some plates are utensils.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some utensils are forks.
    II. Some plates are forks.
    III. Some plates are spoon.
    IV. Some utensils are spoons.
    1. Only I follows
    2. Only II follows
    3. Only I & III follows
    4. Only II & IV follows
    5. None of these
Correct Option: B

Some forks are bowls + All bowls are plates = I + A = I = Some forks are plates → conversion → Some plates are forks(I). Hence II follows. Some forks are plates + Some plates are utensils = I + I = No conclusion Hence I does not follow. Some spoons are forks + Some forks are plates = I + I = NO conclusion Hence III and IV do not follow.



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