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: All magazines are papers Statement II: Some tabloids are magazines Conclusion I: Some papers are tabloids Conclusion II: Some tabloids are papers

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: All magazines are papers Statement II: Some tabloids are magazines Conclusion I: Some papers are tabloids Conclusion II: Some tabloids are papers Correct Answer Both conclusions I and II follow

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows

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Conclusion I: Some papers are tabloids → True (Some tabloids are magazines and all magazines are papers)

Conclusion II: Some tabloids are papers → True (Some tabloids are magazines and all magazines are papers)

Hence, both conclusions I and II follow.

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