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Two statements are followed by two given conclusions. Choose the correct option considering the statement to be true irrespective of the commonly know
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Two statements are followed by two given conclusions. Choose the correct option considering the statement to be true irrespective of the commonly known facts.
Statement 1: Only cows are mammals.
Statement 2: No scientists are mammals
Conclusion 1: Some cows are scientists.
Conclusion 2: Some scientists are mammals.

A.

Only conclusion 2 follows

B.

Both conclusion 1 and conclusion 2 follow

C.

Only conclusion 1 follows

D.

Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follow

Correct option is D

Statements:
1. Only cows are mammals: This implies that if something is a mammal, it must be a cow. No other creatures (including scientists) can be mammals.
2. No scientists are mammals: This means scientists are not mammals.
Conclusions:
1. Some cows are scientists: This conclusion would suggest that there is some overlap between the categories "cows" and "scientists." However, based on the statements, only cows can be mammals, and there's no information to suggest that cows can also be scientists. In fact, the statement "No scientists are mammals" suggests scientists cannot be cows (since cows are the only mammals). Therefore, this conclusion does not follow.
2. Some scientists are mammals: This contradicts Statement 2, which explicitly says that no scientists are mammals. Therefore, this conclusion does not follow either.
Correct Option:
Since neither conclusion follows from the given statements, the correct answer is (d) Neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follow.

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