Choose the correct option about conclusion drawn from the statements given below.
Statements:
Some pencils are kites
Some kites are desks
All desks are jungles
All jungles are mountains
Conclusions:
(I) Some mountains are pencils
(II) Some jungles are pencils
(III) Some mountains are desks.
(IV) Some jungles are kites.

Only I and III follow

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Only I, II and III follow

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Only III and IV follow

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Only II, III and IV follow

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Solution

The correct option is B Only III and IV follow
From the statements (iii) and (iv), we can conclude that Some mountains are desks.
From statements (ii) and (iii), we can conclude that Some jungles are kites.
But we can't determine the relation between mountains and pencils.
Also we can't determine the relation between jungles and pencils.
Hence, only conclusion (III) and (IV) follows.

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Statements:

Some kites are pencils.

Some pencils are desks.

All desks are jungles.

All jungles are mountains.

Conclusions:

I. Some mountains are kites.

II. Some jungles are kites.

III. Some mountains are desks.

IV. Some jungles are pencils.

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Statements
Some pencils are kites.
Some kites are desks.
All desks are jungles.
All jungles are mountains.

Conclusions
I. Some mountains are pencils.
II. Some jungles are pencils.
III. Some mountains are desks.
IV. Some jungles are kites.

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Statements
Some pencils are kites.
Some kites are desks.
All desks are jungles.
All jungles are mountains.

Conclusions
I. Some mountains are pencils.
II. Some jungles are pencils.
III. Some mountains are desks.
IV. Some jungles are kites.

Statements:
Some tyres are rains.
Some rains are flowers.
All flowers are jungles.
All jungles are tubes.
Conclusions:
I. Some jungles are tyres.
II. Some tubes are rains.
III. Some jungles are rains.
IV. Some tubes are flowers.

Statements:

Some walls are benches.

All benches are houses.

Some houses are jungles.

All jungles are roads.

Conclusions:

I. Some roads are walls.

II. Some jungles are benches.

III. Some houses are walls.

IV. Some roads are houses.

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