In each question 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 from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
No pen is an eraser.
All erasers are sharpeners.

Conclusions
I. No pen is a sharpener.
II. At least some sharpeners are erasers.

Only conclusion I follows

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Only conclusion II follows

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Either conclusion I or II follows

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Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Both conclusions I and II follow

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Solution

The correct option is B Only conclusion II follows
No pen is an eraser
All erasers are sharpeners.
$E + A \Rightarrow O_{1}$ -type of conclusion
Some sharpeners are not pens.
Conclusion II is the converse of the second premise.

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All erasers are sharpeners.
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The correct option is B Only conclusion II followsNo pen is an eraser All erasers are sharpeners. E+A⇒O1-type of conclusion Some sharpeners are not pens. Conclusion II is the converse of the second premise.

The correct option is B Only conclusion II follows
No pen is an eraser
All erasers are sharpeners.
$E + A \Rightarrow O_{1}$ -type of conclusion
Some sharpeners are not pens.
Conclusion II is the converse of the second premise.