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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 sweets are chocolates. Some chocolates are mints. Some mints are food. Some food is diet.
    Conclusions:
    I. No sweets are diet.
    II. No food is chocolates.
    III. Some sweets are diet.
    IV. Some sweets are food.
    1. None follows
    2. Either I or II follows
    3. Only III or IV follows
    4. Only II & III follows
    5. None of these
Correct Option: B

I-type statements can't be combined. However, I and III form a complementary I-E pair, Hence either I or III follows.



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