Statement: Some bags are plates. Some plates are chairs. All chairs are tables. Conclusions: I. Some tables are plates. II. Some chairs are bags. III. No chair is bag.

Only I follows
Only either II or III follows
Only I and either II or III follows
Only III follows

Correct Answer: Only I and either II or III follows

Explanation:

Some pates are chairs + All chairs are tables = I + A = I = Some plates are tables → conversion → Some tables are plates(I). Hence I follows. Some bags are plates + Some plates are chairs = I + I = No conclusion Hence II and III do not follow. By combination. However, the two form a complementary E-I pair, Hence either I or III follows.

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