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Statements: Only red are blues.
All reds are yellows.
Conclusions: I Some blues are yellows.
II No blues are yellows.
III Some yellows are reds.
IV. Some yellows are not reds.

A

Only I follows

B

Either I or II follows

C

Either I or II follows

D

None of these

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D
We know that, Only reds are blues `to` on conversion (on conversion an exclusive proposition becomes A-type) `to` All blues are reds Hence . Only reds are blues + All reds are yellows = All blues are yellow A-A) `to` obviously `to` Some blues are yellows. Hence, I follow All reds are yellows `to` on conversion `to` Some yellow are reds.
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