In the question below given are three 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. Statements: No pen is a pencil. Some pencils are books. All books are papers. Conclusions: I. Some papers are pens. II. All books are pens.

In the question below given are three 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. Statements: No pen is a pencil. Some pencils are books. All books are papers. Conclusions: I. Some papers are pens. II. All books are pens. Correct Answer Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

The least possible Venn Diagram for the given statements is as follows:

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Conclusions:

I. Some papers are pens → False (It is possible not definite)

II. All books are pens → False (It is possible not definite)

Hence, neither conclusion I nor II follows.

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