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In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I.  Some girls are clever.
II. All clever are hardworking.

Conclusions:

I.  Some girls are not hardworking.
II. Some girls are hardworking.
III. Some hardworking are not girls.

  • Conclusions I and II follow

  • Only conclusion II follows

  • Conclusions I and III follow

  • All conclusions follow


B.

Only conclusion II follows

Venn Diagram I:

Venn Diagram II:

Venn Diagram III:


As Conclusion I (Some girls are not hardworking). ⟹ Possible but not true in all diagrams diagrams.
Conclusion II (Some girls are hardworking) ⟹ True in all diagrams
Conclusion III (Some hardworking are not girls) ⟹ Possible but not true in all diagrams diagrams.
∴ Only Conclusion II follows.


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