Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s).

Statements:

Some floors are plates.

No plate is a sofa.

All gardens are plates.

Conclusions:

I. Some floors being gardens is a possibility.

II. No garden is a sofa.

III. All plates are gardens.

IV. No floors is a sofa.

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  1. Only Conclusion I follows
  2. Only Conclusions I, II and IV follow
  3. Only Conclusions II and III follow
  4. Only Conclusions I and II follow

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Option 4 : Only Conclusions I and II follow
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Statements:

Some floors are plates.

No plate is a sofa.

All gardens are plates.

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Conclusions:

I. Some floors being gardens is a possibility  →  True (From the given statements 'Some floors are plates.' & 'All gardens are plates..' which means Some floors being gardens is a possibility, because venn diagram of Floors and Garden may intersect , so the conclusion follow.)

II. No garden is a sofa  →  True (From the given statements 'No plate is a sofa..' & 'All gardens are plates', which means No garden is a sofa, so the conclusion follow).

III. All plates are gardens False (From the given statements 'Some floors are plates.' & 'All gardens are plates..' Here Garden is subset of plate so All plates are gardens is a possibility but not necessity  so the conclusion does not follow.)

IV. No floors is a sofa  False ( From the given statements 'No plate is a sofa..' & 'All gardens are plates', which means No floors is a sofa is a possibility, so the conclusion does not follow.)

Hence, Only Conclusions I and II follow.

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