Directions: In the following questions, few statements are given and these statements are 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. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Choose,

(A) Only (i) conclusion follows

(B) Only (ii) conclusion follows

(C) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows

(D) Both (i) and (ii) follow

(E) Either (i) or (ii) follows

Statements:

Some rats are deer.

Some deer are bears.

Conclusions:

i) Some rats are bears.

ii) Some deer are rats.

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  2. B
  3. C
  4. E

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Option 2 : B
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Conclusions:

i) Some rats are bears → Does not follow → As some rats are deer and some deer are bears. So some rats are bears is possible but not definite follow.

ii) Some deer are rats → Follow → As some rats are deer. So some part of rats is common with deer, therefore it is true.

So, (B) Only (ii) conclusion follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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