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    Question

    In the question below there are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

    Statements: Only few Figs is Cashews.

    >All Nuts are Figs. Some Almonds are Nuts. Conclusions: I. Some Figs are Almonds. II. All Cashews can be Figs. III. Some Nuts are Cashews.
    A Only conclusion I follows Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Only conclusions I and II follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only conclusions I and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only conclusions II and III follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E All the conclusions follow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some Almonds are Nuts (I) + All Nuts are Figs (A) → Some Almonds are Figs (I) → Conversion → Some Figs are Almonds (I). Hence conclusion I follows. Only few Figs is Cashews → All Cashews can be Figs (A). Hence conclusion II follows. All Nuts are Figs (A) + Only few Figs is Cashews → No conclusion. Hence conclusion III does not follow.

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