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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 sweets are salt.

II. No salt is spice.

Conclusions: I. Some sweets are spice.

II. No spice is salt.

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 follow

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

Explanation Option [b] is correct. Let us see: Some sweets are. (I type) No  is spice. (E type) I + E = O type conclusion. "Some sweets are not spices?. Conclusion II is converse of the second premise. Rest of the options is incorrect because of the correctness of option [b].