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In the question below, three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume the statements to be true even if they seem to contradict commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and decide which of the following logically follows from the statements. Statements: Some chargers are remote. Some laptops are remote. No printer is a charger. Conclusions: I. All laptops being printers is a possibility. II. Only a few remote are chargers.

1. Only I follows
2. Only II follows
3. Both I and II follow
4. Neither I nor II follows

Correct answer: Only I follows

Solution

Conclusion I is possible because nothing in the statements prevents all laptops from being printers; the given conditions do not create a direct contradiction. Conclusion II does not follow because 'some chargers are remote' does not imply a two-way 'only a few' relationship between remote and chargers.

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