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Direction: In the question below are given two statements 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 with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Statement: Only a few Gold are Green. Some Gold are not Grey. Conclusion: I. All Gold being Grey is a possibility. II. At least some Grey are Green.

1. Only I follows
2. Only II follows
3. Either I or II follows
4. Neither I nor II follows

Correct answer: Neither I nor II follows

Solution

'Only a few Gold are Green' means some Gold are Green and some Gold are not Green. Since some Gold are not Grey, all Gold being Grey is impossible, so conclusion I does not follow. Also, there is no definite relation between Grey and Green, so conclusion II does not follow.

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