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Statements: Some pens are books. All books are papers. Conclusions: I. Some pens are papers.
II. Some papers are pens. Which conclusion(s) follow(s)?

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  • ANeither I nor II follows
  • BBoth I and II follow
  • COnly II follows
  • DOnly I follows

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The pens that are books are papers (books are all papers), so some pens are papers (I), and its converse some papers are pens (II) also holds. Both follow.
Answer: B) Both I and II follow

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