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Three statements are followed by conclusions numbered I, II. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement.


Statements:

Some bags are paper.

All wood is paper.

Some bags are dolls.

Conclusion (I): All dolls are paper.

Conclusion (II): Some bags are wood.

Options

A

Only conclusion (II) follows.

B

Only conclusion (I) follows.

C

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

D

Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

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Correct Answer :

Option C

Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

Solution :

The correct option is Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.


Step-by-step Analysis:


Given Statements:

1. Some bags are paper.

2. All wood is paper.

3. Some bags are dolls.


Evaluating Conclusion (I): "All dolls are paper."

From statement 3, we know some bags are dolls, and from statement 1, we know some bags are paper. However, there is no direct relationship or requirement connecting "dolls" and "paper". Dolls could be completely separate from paper, or only partially overlap with paper. Therefore, it cannot be definitively concluded that all dolls are paper. Thus, Conclusion (I) does not follow.


Evaluating Conclusion (II): "Some bags are wood."

Statement 1 tells us that some bags are paper, and statement 2 tells us that all wood is paper. Both "bags" and "wood" share a relationship with "paper", but there is no direct assertion or necessity for the set of "bags" to overlap with the set of "wood". It is possible for wood and bags to be completely disjoint subsets of paper. Therefore, Conclusion (II) does not follow.


Since neither conclusion logically follows from the given statements, the correct answer is Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

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