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In the question below are given some statements followed by some Conclusions. Taking 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 Conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. Some cups are plates.
II. No cup is pencil. Conclusions :
I. No plate is pencil.
II. Some plates are pencils.
III. Some pencils are cups.

A

Only I

B

Only II

C

Both I and II

D

No Conclusion follows.

Text Solution

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First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).

 `I + E rArr` O - type of conclusion "Some plates are not pencils".
Conclusion I and Conclusion II form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows.
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