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

Statements :

Some plates are cups.

Some cups are nuts.

All nuts are doors.

All doors are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some doors are plates.

II. Some windows are cups.

III. Some windows are nuts.

A)  Only I follows

B)  Only I and II follow

C)  Only II follows

D)  Only II and III follow

E)  None of these

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

(i) All phones are chords \[\to \] Universal Affirmative (A-type).

(ii) Some chords are nets \[\to \] Particular Affirmative (I-type).

(iii) No table is machine \[\to \] Universal Negative (E-type).

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

I + A \[\Rightarrow \] I-type of Conclusion "Some cups are doors". A + A \[\Rightarrow \] A-type of conclusion "All nuts are windows". Conclusion III is Converse of it. I + A \[\Rightarrow \] I-type of Conclusion "Some cups are windows." Conclusion II is Converse of it.