Statement: All chairs are tables. All tables are cushions. Some cushions are trolleys. All trolleys are lamps. Conclusions: I. Some lamps are tables. II. Some trolleys are chairs. III. Some cushions are lamps. IV. All chairs are cushions.

Only I follows
Only III and IV follow
Only either II or II follows
All follows

Correct Answer: Only III and IV follow

Explanation:

Some cushions are trolleys + All trolleys are lamps = I + A = I = Some cushions are lamps Hence III follows. All chairs are tables + All tables are cushions = A + A = A = All chairs are cushions Hence IV follows All tables are cushions + Some cushions are trolleys = A + I = No conclusion Hence I does not follow. All chairs are cushions + Some cushions are trolleys = A + I = No conclusion Hence II does not follow.

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