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In the following question, two statements are given followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem at variance with commonly known facts. Statements: Some cups are plates. Some plates are bowls. Conclusions: I. Some cups are bowls.
II. No cup is a bowl.

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • ABoth conclusions follow
  • BEither conclusion I or II follows
  • COnly conclusion II follows
  • DOnly conclusion I follows

Step-by-Step Solution

From two 'some' statements no definite cup-bowl link can be drawn, so neither I nor II follows individually. But I and II are contradictory and jointly exhaustive, so either I or II must hold.
Answer: B) Either conclusion I or II follows

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