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Railways PYQCBT 1 2020

RRB NTPC · Question 96

Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts. decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statements: 1. All phones are pens. 2, Some pens are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some phones are pencils. II. Some pencils are phones. III. Some pencils are pens. IV. Some pens are phones.

  1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

  2. Only conclusions I and II follow.

  3. Only conclusions III and IV follow

  4. Only conclusions II and III follow

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Answer: (C) Only conclusions III and IV follow

Explanation

All phones are pens, so some pens are phones (IV). Some pens are pencils, so some pencils are pens (III). Nothing links phones and pencils, so I and II do not follow.