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Three statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Consider the statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statementStatements1. Some medicines are alcohols.2. All medicines are syrups.3. Some syrups are sweet.ConclusionsI Some medicines are sweet.II Some alcohols are sweet.III All syrups are medicines.AOnly conclusions I and III followsBAll conclusions I, II and III followsCNone of the conclusions followDOnly conclusions I and II follows

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Three statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. Consider the statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and decide which of the given conclusion(s) logically follow(s) from the given statementStatements1. Some medicines are alcohols.2. All medicines are syrups.3. Some syrups are sweet.ConclusionsI Some medicines are sweet.II Some alcohols are sweet.III All syrups are medicines.AOnly conclusions I and III followsBAll conclusions I, II and III followsCNone of the conclusions followDOnly conclusions I and II follows

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The correct answer is C. None of the conclusions follow.

Here's why:

  1. The first conclusion states that some medicines are sweet. However, from the given statements, we cannot definitively say that some medicines are sweet. We only know that some syrups are sweet, but not all medicines are necessarily syrups.

  2. The second conclusion states that some alcohols are sweet. Again, from the given statements, we cannot definitively say that some alcohols are sweet. We only know that some medicines are alcohols and some syrups are sweet, but there is no direct correlation between alcohols and sweetness.

  3. The third conclusion states that all syrups are medicines. This is also incorrect. The second statement says that all medicines are syrups, but it does not mean that all syrups are medicines.

Therefore, none of the conclusions logically follow from the given statements.

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