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Q21
Statements: Some cars are red. All red things are fast. Conclusions: I. Some cars are fast. II. All fast things are cars.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Some cars are red, and all red are fast ⇒ Some cars are fast.
Q22
Statements: Some teachers are readers. All readers are writers. Conclusions: I. Some writers are teachers. II. All teachers are writers.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Common area between teachers and readers ⇒ some writers are teachers.
Q23
Statements: All cups are plates. Some plates are spoons. Conclusions: I. Some cups are spoons. II. Some spoons are plates.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Only “Some spoons are plates” is directly supported.
Q24
Statements: All apples are fruits. Some fruits are mangoes. Conclusions: I. Some apples are mangoes. II. Some mangoes are fruits.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Second conclusion is universal truth from given statements.
Q25
Statements: All doctors are educated. Some educated are engineers. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are engineers. II. Some engineers are educated.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Engineers are subset of educated; no direct doctor-engineer link.
Q26
Statements: Some pencils are erasers. All erasers are blue. Conclusions: I. Some pencils are blue. II. All pencils are blue.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Either I or II follows
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Pencils connected via erasers ⇒ some are blue.
Q27
Statements: All cows are animals. Some animals are not wild. Conclusions: I. Some cows are not wild. II. Some wild are animals.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Cows ⟹ animals ⟹ some may not be wild.
Q28
Statements: No pen is pencil. Some pencils are erasers. Conclusions: I. Some erasers are not pens. II. All erasers are pens.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Either I or II follows
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option A
Explanation: If pencils and erasers relate, erasers can't be all pens.
Q29
Statements: Some chairs are tables. All tables are wooden. Conclusions: I. Some chairs are wooden. II. All wooden things are tables.
  • A a) Only I follows
  • B b) Only II follows
  • C c) Both follow
  • D d) Neither follows
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Common link: chairs → tables → wooden.
Q30
Statements: Some A are B. Some B are C. Conclusions: I. Some A are C. II. Some C are A.
  • A a) Both follow
  • B b) Neither follows
  • C c) Either follows
  • D d) Only I follows
Answer: Option B
Explanation: “Some–Some” connection gives no definite conclusion.

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