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Statements : Some cats are black.
All blacks are dogs.
No dog is an animal.
Conclusions: I. Some blacks being animals is a possibility.
II. All dogs being cats 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 II follows.

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D

Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

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Solution

The correct option is D Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
There are two cases possible.
All B are D, so some B can not be A.
All D can not be C in second diagram.
Thus both conclusion are not correct.

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