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

Statements

All pins are staplers.

Some staplers are rulers.

Conclusions

I. Some pins are rulers.

II. All rulers are pins.

A)  if either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows.

B)  if neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows

C)  if only Conclusion I follows Give answer

D)  if both the Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow

E)  if only Conclusion II follows

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

(i) All leaves are flowers \[\to \] Universal Affirmative (A -type).

(ii) Some branches are trees \[\to \] Particular Affirmative (I - type).

(iii) No flower is a branch \[\to \] Universal Negative (E - type).

(iv) Some flowers are not branches \[\to \] Particular Negative (O -type).

A + I \[\Rightarrow \] No Conclusion Thus, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows. Therefore, Option [b] is the answer.