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Directions: In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: I. All fish are birds.

II. Some hens are fish.

Conclusions: I. Some hens are birds.

II. No birds are hens.

A) Only I follows     

B)        Only (I follows

C) Either I or II follows        

D) Neither I nor IS follows

E) Both I and II follow

Correct Answer: A

Solution :

Explanation Option [a] is correct. Let us see: Some hens are. (I type) [Statement II] All  are birds. (A type) [Statement I] I+A= I type conclusion. "Some hens are birds/' This is conclusion I. Rest of the options is incorrect because of the correctness of option [a].