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In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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.

1. Statements: All petals are flowers.
Some flowers are buds.
Some buds are leaves.
All leaves are plants.

Conclusions:
I. Some petals are not buds.
II. Some flowers are plants.
III. No flower is plant.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Either II or III follows
(c) I and II follow
(d) Only III follows
(e) None of the above




2. Statements:
Some pens are keys.
Some keys are locks.
All locks are cards.
No card is paper.


Conclusions:
I. No lock is paper.
II. Some cards are keys.
III. Some keys are not paper.

(a) I and II follow
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) All follow
(e) None follows




3. Statements: Some pearls are gems.
All gems are diamonds.
No diamond is stone.
Some stones are corals.

Conclusions:
I. Some stones are pearls.
II. Some corals being diamond is a possibility.
III. No stone is pearl.

(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or III follows
(d) I and II follow
(e) None of these




4. Statements: Some apartments are flats.
Some flats are buildings.
All buildings are bungalows.
All bungalows are gardens.

Conclusions:
I. All apartments being building is a possibility
II. All bungalows are not buildings.
III. No flat is garden.

(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Either I or III follows
(d) II and III follow
(e) Only II follows




5. Statements: All chairs are tables.
All tables are bottles.
Some bottles are jars.
No jar is bucket.

Conclusions:
I. Some tables being jar is a possibility.
II. Some bottles are chairs.
III. Some bottles are not bucket.

(a) Only I follows
(b) I and II follow
(c) All follow
(d) Only II follows
(e) None of these





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