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Statements: All pens are books. All books are papers. Some papers are files. Conclusions: I. All pens are papers.
II. Some pens are files. Which conclusion follows?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • AOnly II follows
  • BOnly I follows
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DBoth I and II follow

Step-by-Step Solution

All pens are books and all books are papers, so all pens are papers (I follows). The 'some papers are files' need not include any pen, so II does not follow.
Answer: B) Only I follows

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