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    Question

    Directions (1-5):  Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer— (1) if only conclusion I is true. (2) if only conclusion II is true. (3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true. (4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true (5) if both conclusions I and II are true.

    Statements : Some books are novel. Some

    novel are newspaper. No newspaper is a magazine. Conclusions : I .  Some magazine are definitely not novels. II.  All books can be newspapers.
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Alternate solution: Some novels are newspapers (I) + No newspaper is a magazine (E) `->`   Some novels are not magazines(O). Hence conclusion I does not follow. Some books are novels(I) + Some novels are newspapers(I) `->`  [Probable conclusion] `->`   Some books are newspapers(I) [Probable conclusion] `->`   All books can be newspapers(A). Hence conclusion II follows.

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