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    Question

    In the question below, three statements are given followed by the conclusions. 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 the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements:   Only a few Tails are Claws.

    All Claws are Paws. No Paw is a Cat. Conclusions: I. Some Tails are not Claws. II. Some Claws can never be Cats.
    A Only I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Either I or II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Neither I nor II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Both I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only a few Tails are Claws → Some Tails are not Claws (O) and Some Tails are Claws (I). Hence conclusion I follows. All Claws are Paws (A) + No Paw is a Cat (E) → No Claw is a Cat (E) → Conversion →  Some Claws can never be Cats (O). Hence conclusion II follows.

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