Read the given statements 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 statements.

Statements:
All wires are cables.
All wires are ropes.
Some ropes are steels.

Conclusions
(I) Some steels are wires.
(II) Some ropes are cables.

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  1.  Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
  2. Only conclusion (II) follows
  3. Only conclusion (I) follows
  4.  Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

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Option 2 : Only conclusion (II) follows
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<style type="text/css">body { font-family: sans-serif; } p { margin-bottom: 1em; } strong { font-weight: bold; } </style><p><strong>iven Statements:</strong></p><p>All wires are cables.</p><p>All wires are ropes.</p><p>Some ropes are steels.</p><p><strong>The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong></p><p>I. Some steels are wires - <strong>False</strong> (From the Venn diagram, there is no direct intersection between the circle representing 'steels' and the circle representing 'wires'. It is not a definite conclusion based on the given statements and the least possible overlap.)</p><p>II. Some ropes are cables - <strong>True</strong> (Since all wires are cables and all wires are ropes, the set of 'wires' is a subset of both 'cables' and 'ropes'. Therefore, there must be some overlap between 'ropes' and 'cables'. In fact, all wires are common to both, implying 'some ropes are cables' is definitely true.)</p><p>So, <strong>Only conclusion II follows.</strong></p><p>Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".</p> - pehlivanlokantalari.com
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