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    Question

    In the question below some statements are given

    followed by three conclusions I, II and III. 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 conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All Papers are Pens. Some Pens are Books. No Book is Box. Conclusions: I. Some Pens are not Boxes. II. Some Boxes are Papers. III. All Pens are Papers.
    A Only Conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only Conclusion I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only Conclusion II follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only Conclusion III follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Pens are Books (I) + No Book is Box (E) тЖТ Some Pens are not Boxes (O). Hence conclusion I follows. All Papers are Pens (A) + Some Pens are Books (I) тЖТ No conclusion. Hence conclusion II does not follow. All Papers are Pens (A) тЖТ Conversion тЖТ Some Pens are Papers (I). Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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