In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement I: No statues are icons. Statement II: Some busts are statues. Conclusion I: No icons are busts. Conclusion II: Some busts are icons.

In the question two statements are given, followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements. Statement I: No statues are icons. Statement II: Some busts are statues. Conclusion I: No icons are busts. Conclusion II: Some busts are icons. Correct Answer Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

The least possible venn diagram,

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Conclusion I: No icons are busts → False (it is possible but not definite)

Conclusion II: Some busts are icons → False (it is possible but not definite)

Hence, conclusion I and II forms complementary pair.

Thus, either conclusion I or II follows.

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