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Directions: In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: I. Some pencils are lead.

II. All lead are ink.

Conclusions:    I. Some ink are pencils.

II. All ink are lead.

A) Only I follows    

B)        Only II follows

C) Either I or II follows        

D) Neither I nor II follows

E) Both I and II follows

Correct Answer: A

Solution :

Explanation Option [a] is correct. Let us see: Some pencils are . (I type) All  are ink. (A type) I + A = I type conclusion "Some pencils are ink" Conclusion I is converse of this conclusion. Rest of the options is incorrect because of the correctness of option [a].