Directions: In the question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically does not follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some Cars are Trucks.

All Trucks are Trains.

Conclusions:

I. Some Cars are Trains.

II. Some Cars are not Trains.

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  1. Only conclusion I.
  2. Either conclusion I or II.
  3. Both conclusion I and II.
  4. Neither conclusion I nor II.
  5. Only conclusion II.

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Option 5 : Only conclusion II.
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The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows,

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Conclusions:

I. Some Cars are Trains. → True (As it is clear from the above diagram. Hence, follows).

II. Some Cars are not Trains. → False (As from the above diagram it can be possible but not definitely true).

Hence, only conclusion II follows. 

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