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Logical Deduction - Verbal and Reasoning

Directions to SolveIn each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by three or four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Q1:

Statements: All terrorists are guilty. All terrorists are criminals. Conclusions:
  1. Either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
  2. Some guilty persons are criminals.
  3. Generally criminals are guilty.
  4. Crime and guilt go together.

A Only I follows

B Only I and III follow

C Only II follows

D Only II and IV follow

ANS:C - Only II follows

Explanation: Since the middle term 'terrorists' is distributed twice in the premises, the conclusion cannot be universal. So, it follows that 'Some guilty persons are criminals'. Thus, II holds.