23. In the question below there are four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance wi…

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23. In the question below there are four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements. Statement I : Some pens are bats. Statement II : Some bats are boxes. Statement III : All boxes are pencils. Statement IV : No pencil is notebooks. Conclusion I : No pens are notebooks. Conclusion II : Some pencils are pens. Conclusion III : Some pencils are bats. Conclusion IV : No boxes are notebooks.

Testwala · Accepted Answer

Both III and IV follow

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Explanation: Conclusion I : No pens are notebooks. (X). Conclusion II : Some pencils are pens. (X). Conclusion III : Some pencils are bats. (✓). Conclusion IV : No boxes are notebooks. (✓). (Source explanation carried as a Venn diagram image; the verdict lines above are the text accompanying it on the page.)

Answer: D. Both III and IV follow

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Answer: D. Both III and IV follow

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