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Directions:(1-10) In each question below are some statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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 conclusion logically follows from the statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1.Statements:
No house is an apartment
Some apartments are bungalows
Conclusion:
I. No house is a bungalow
II. All bungalows being houses is a possibility

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follows

Ans:4

2.Statements:

Some wires are fires
All fires are tyres
Conclusion:
I. Atleast some tyres are wires
II. Some fires are definitely not wires

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follows

Ans:1

3.Statements:

Some umbrellas are raincoats.
All raincoats are shirts.
No shirt is a blazer.
Some blazers are suits.
Conclusions:
I. Some shirts are umbrellas.
II.Some suits are raincoats.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follows

Ans:1

4.Statements:

Some computers are boards.
Some boards are chalks.
All chalks are bulbs.
No bulb is tubelight.
Conclusions:
I.Some bulbs are computers.
II. No chalk is a tubelight.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follows

Ans:2

5.Statements:

All mangoes are apples.
Some oranges are mangoes.
Some apples are vegetables.
Conclusions:
I.Some mangoes are definitely not vegetables.
II.All oranges being vegetables is a possibility.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusions I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:2

6.Statements:

Some tables are chairs.
Some windows are tables.
All chairs are furnitures.
Conclusions:
I. All chairs being windows is a possibility.
II. Some tables are definitely not furnitures.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusions I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:1

7 Statements:

All animals are birds.
All fishes are mammals.
No fish is a bird.
Conclusions:
I.Some animals are fishes.
II.No fish is an animal.

If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusions I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusion I and II follow

Ans:2

8.Statements:

Some telephones are mobiles.
All networks are mobiles.
No telephone is a computer.
Conclusions:
I.Some networks are telephones is a possibility.
II.Some computers are mobile is a possibility.