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

Statements:

Some Watches are Clocks.
All Clocks are Towers.
All Towers are Bricks.

Conclusions:

(I) Some Bricks are Watches.
(II) All Clocks are Bricks.

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  1. Only conclusion (I) follows.
  2. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
  3. Only conclusion (II) follows.
  4. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows.

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Option 2 : Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
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Statements:

Some Watches are Clocks.
All Clocks are Towers.
All Towers are Bricks.

Venn diagram:

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Conclusions:

(I) Some Bricks are Watches → Follow → From the diagram we can see that some bricks are watches because some clocks are watches so the conclusion follow.

(II) All Clocks are Bricks → Follow → Since given some clocks are towers and all towers are bricks. Thus, all clocks are bricks follow.

Thus, both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.

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