Direction: In the question below are given three 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 with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Only Mug is Knife.

Only a few Mugs are Bowl.

Some Bowls are Spoons.

Conclusions:

I. No Knife is Spoon.

II. Some Spoons are Knife.

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  1. Only I follows
  2. Both follow
  3. Either I or II follows
  4. Only II follows
  5. Neither I nor II follows

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Option 1 : Only I follows
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The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows -
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Conclusions:

I. No Knife is Spoon. → True ('Only Mug is Knife' means All Knife is Mug and Knife cannot be related to any other element except Mug. So No Knife is Spoon follows.)

II. Some Spoons are Knife. → False (It is possible but not definite as there is no direct relationship given between Spoon and Knife.)

Hence, the correct answer is Only I follows.

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