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Statements & Conclusions question 21

Statement: All the mobile phones sold in Raju's shop are either Samsung or Nokia phones. Seema bought a mobile phone from Raju's shop, and it is not a Samsung.
Conclusions:
I. Raju's shop sells nothing except mobile phones.
II. Seema's phone is a Nokia.
Which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement?

  1. Only conclusion I follows
  2. Only conclusion II follows
  3. Both I and II follow
  4. Neither I nor II follows
Answer and explanation

Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows

Explanation: Every phone from the shop is a Samsung or a Nokia, and Seema's is not a Samsung, so it is a Nokia (II). The statement does not say the shop sells only phones, so I does not follow.

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