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Question : Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically and definitely follow/s from the given statements.
Statements:
|. Some Salts are Baths.
||. All Tubs are Drums.
|||. Some Baths are Tubs.
Conclusions:
I. Some Salts are Tubs.
||. Some Drums are Baths.

Option 1: Both conclusions I and II follow

Option 2: Both conclusions I and II do not follow

Option 3: Only conclusion I follows

Option 4: Only conclusion II follows


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows


Solution : The possible Venn diagram, according to the given statements is as follows –


Let's analyse the conclusions –
Conclusion I: Some Salts are Tubs – According to the Venn diagram, there is no direct relation between salt and tubs. Therefore, this conclusion is false.
Conclusion II: Some Drums are Baths – According to the Venn diagram, the circle of drums and baths intersect and have a common area between them. Therefore, this conclusion is true.

So, the only conclusion II follows. Hence, the fourth option is correct.

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