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Statements: Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags. Conclusions: No cloth is a bag. All marbles are bags. Some bags are clothes. No marble is a cloth.

Only either I or IV follows
Only either I or II follows
None follows
Only either I or III follows

Correct Answer: Only either I or III follows

Explanation:

Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and III involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. Thus, either I or III follows.

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