Statements : Some books are tables. Some tables are mirrors. Conclusions : I.…

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Statements : Some books are tables. Some tables are mirrors.

Conclusions : I. Some mirrors are books. II. No book is mirror.

Answer: C. Either I or II follows — In the given premises, tables is the middle term. It is not distributed in either premise (Some books are tables, Some tables are mirrors). Therefore, no…

  1. A.

    Only conclusion II follows

  2. B.

    Only conclusion I follows

  3. C.

    Either I or II follows

  4. D.

    Both I and II follow

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Correct answer: C

In the given premises, tables is the middle term. It is not distributed in either premise (Some books are tables, Some tables are mirrors). Therefore, no definite relationship can be established between books and mirrors. Conclusion I (Some mirrors are books) is possible but not definite. Conclusion II (No book is mirror) is also possible but not definite. Since one conclusion asserts a relationship and the other denies it, they form a complementary pair (Either-Or case). Thus, either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows.

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