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Statements: All pigs are elephants.
No pig is baker.
Conclusions: I Some bakers are not pigs.
II Some pigs are not bakers.
III Some elephants are not bakers
IV. Some bakers are not elephants.

A

I, II and III follow

B

I, II and IV follow

C

I, III and IV follow

D

II, III and IV follow

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No pigs are bakers. ( If E is true, O obviously follows). SimIIalry, No pigs are bakers `to` on conversion `to` No bakers are pigs `to` (obviously) `to` some bakers are not pigs . Thus I and II shalll follows. Again All pigs are elephants + No pigs are bakers =I+E=O= Some elephants are not bakers. Thus, III follows.
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