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Statements :

All purses are strings.

No string is a basket.

Conclusions :

I. No purse is a basket.

II. At least some purses are baskets.

a

if only conclusion I follows.

b

if only conclusion II follows.

c

if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows

d

if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

e

if both conclusions I and II follow.

Answer : Option A
Explanation :
(i) All tents are cabins Rightarrow Universal Affirmative (A-type). (ii) Some watches are rings Rightarrow Particular Affirmative (I-type). (iii) No string is a basket.  ; Rightarrow Universal Negative (E-type). (iv) Some strings are not baskets Rightarrow Particular Negative (O type).

A + E Rightarrow E-type of Conclusion

“No purse is a basket.”

This is Conclusion I.

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