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    Question

    In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements:

    All pillow are blankets.

    All blankets are quilts.

    All quilts are cushions.

    Conclusions:

    I. Some cushions are blankets.

    II. All quilts are pillows.

    A If only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B If only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C If either conclusion I or II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D If neither conclusion I nor II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E If both conclusion I and II follows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    All blankets are quilts(A) + All quilts are cushions(A) ⇒ All blankets are cushions(A) ⇒ Conversion ⇒ Some cushions are blankets(I). Hence, conclusion I follows. All pillow are blankets(A) + All blankets are quilts(A) ⇒ All pillow are quilts(A). Hence, conclusion II does not follow.

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