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 rivers are lakes.

All lakes are streams.

All rivers are oceans.

Conclusions:

i) Some rivers are streams.

ii) Some oceans are lakes.

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  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Option 4 : D
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The least possible Venn diagram is given according to the given information.

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Conclusions:

i) Some rivers are streams → Follow → As some rivers are lakes and all lakes are streams. So some part of rivers is common with lakes which whole comes in streams, therefore it is true.

ii) Some oceans are lakes → Follow → As some rivers are lakes, all lakes are streams and all rivers are oceans. So some part of lakes is common with rivers which whole comes in oceans, therefore it is true.

So, (D) Both (i) and (ii) follow.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 4".

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