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Statements: Some books are pens. No pen is a pencil. Conclusions: I. Some books are not pencils.
II. Some pens are books. Which conclusion(s) follow?

Competition practiceSyllogism
  • AOnly I follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • CNeither I nor II follows
  • DOnly II follows

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Some books are pens directly gives some pens are books (II follows). Those books that are pens cannot be pencils (no pen is a pencil), so some books are not pencils (I follows). Both follow.
Answer: B) Both I and II follow

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