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Statements: All students are hardworking. Some hardworking people are intelligent. Conclusions: I. Some students are intelligent.
II. Some students are not intelligent. Which conclusion(s) follow?

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  • AOnly II follows
  • BOnly I follows
  • CEither I or II follows
  • DNeither I nor II follows

Step-by-Step Solution

The intelligent hardworking people may or may not be students, so neither is definite. I and II are a complementary pair (some are / some are not), so either I or II must hold.
Answer: C) Either I or II follows

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