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Statements:
Dogs have four legs.
Tables have four legs.
Conclusions
I. Tables are dogs.
II. Dogs are tables.
Options
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows

Correct Answer

Neither I nor II follows

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1.
Statements:
All hens are cocks.
No cock is black.
Conclusions:
I. All cocks are hens.
II. No hen is black.
Options
A. Only conclusion I is valid
B. Only conclusion II is valid
C. Both the conclusions are valid
D. Both the conclusions are invalid

2.
Statement:
(a) All students like excursions.
(b) Some students like laboratory experiments.
Conclusions:
(I) Students who like laboratory experiments also like excursions.
(II) Some students do not like laboratory experiments but like excursions.
Options
A. Only Conclusion I follows
B. Only Conclusion II follows
C. Both Conclusions I and II follow
D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

3.
Statements:
Some teachers are students.
All students are girls.
Conclusions:
(I) All teachers are girls.
(II) Some girls are teachers.
(III) Some girls are students.
(IV) All students are teachers.
Options
A. Only (I) follows
B. Only (I), (II), and (III) follow
C. Only (II) and (III) follow
D. All follow

4.
Statements:
(a) All books are boxes.
(b) All boxes are pens.
(c) All pens are papers.
Conclusions:
I. Some papers are books.
II. All books are papers.
III. Some pens are books.
IV. All boxes are books.
Options
A. Only conclusions I and III follow
B. Either conclusion II or IV follows
C. Only conclusions I, II and III follow
D. Either conclusion I or II or III follows

5.
Statements:
(a) All dogs are books
(b) All books are pictures.
Conclusion:
I. All dogs are pictures.
II. All books are dogs.
III. All pictures are dogs.
IV. Some pictures are books.
Options
A. Only I and IV follow
B. Only II and III follow
C. Either II or III follows
D. Either II or IV follows

6.
Statements:
(a) All English movies are violent.
(b) Some people like watching English movies.
Conclusions:
I. All people watching English movies like violence.
II. All people who like violence watch English movies.
Options
A. Only I follows
B. Only II follows
C. Neither I nor II follows
D. Both I and II follow

7.
Statements:
(a) All cupboards are watches.
(b) All watches are costly.
Inferences:
I. All cupboards are costly.
II. Some costly things are cupboards.
Options
A. Only inference I follows
B. Only inference II follows
C. Both of them follow
D. Neither of them follows

8.
Statements:
All fruits are sweet.
All sweet things are not good for health.
Conclusions:
(I) All fruits are not good for health.
(II) Some fruits are not good for health.
Options
A. Only (I) follows
B. Only (II) follows
C. Neither (I) nor (II) follows
D. Both (I) and (II) follow

9.
Statements:
(a) All pens are papers.
(b) No eraser is a paper.
Conclusions:
I. No eraser is a pen.
II. Some papers are pens.
Options
A. Both Conclusions I and II follow.
B. Only Conclusion I follows.
C. Only Conclusion II follows.
D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows.

10.
Statements:
(a) No girl is a parrot.
(b) Sowmya is a girl.
Conclusions:
I. Sowmya is not a parrot.
II. All girls are not Sowmya.
Options
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or II follows
D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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