Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All bags are sticks.

All trees are papers.

Some sticks are papers.

Conclusions:

I. Some sticks are trees.

II. Some papers are trees.

III. No bags are papers

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  1. All conclusions follow
  2. Only conclusions I and III follow
  3. Only conclusion II follows
  4. Only conclusion III follows

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Option 3 : Only conclusion II follows
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The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is:

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Conclusions:

I. Some sticks are trees → Does not Follow (As, No definite relation given between sticks and trees, So, it can be possible but not definitely true)

II. Some papers are trees → Follow (As, all trees are papers. So, whole trees comes in papers therefore some papers are trees is definitely true)

III. No bags are papers → Does not Follow (As, No definite relation given between bags and papers, So, it can be possible but not definitely true)

So, Only conclusion II follows.

Hence, the correct answer is "Only conclusion II follows".

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