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In each of the question sets below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even, if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:-
I. Some pencils are blankets.
II. All blankets are erasers.

Conclusions:-
I. At least some pencils are erasers.
II. All erasers being pencils is a possibility.


A
Only conclusion I follows
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B
Only conclusion II follows
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C
Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
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D
Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
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E
Both conclusions I and conclusion II follow
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Solution

The correct option is E Both conclusions I and conclusion II follow

Some pencils are blankets (I) + All blankets are erasers (A) + I + A = I = Some pencils are erasers. Hence, conclusion I follow.

Now, Some pencils are erasers, it means All erasers being pencils is a possibility.
Hence, conclusion II follows.

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