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Statements Some Books Are Papers. Some Papers Are Desks. Some Desks Are Chairs. Conclusions Some Books Are Desks. Some Papers Are Chairs. Some Books Are Chairs. -

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The question below is given three statements followed by three conclusions I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements 

  1. Some books are papers.
  2. Some papers are desks.
  3. Some desks are chairs.

Conclusions

  1. Some books are desks.
  2. Some papers are chairs.
  3. Some books are chairs.

Options

  • None follows

  • Only I follows

  • Only II follows

  • Only Ill follows

MCQ

Solution

None follows

Explanation:

Conclusions

  1. Some books are desks. (χ)
  2. Some papers are chairs. (χ)
  3. Some books are chairs. (χ)

Hence, none follows.

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