Statements: Some bags are pockets. No pocket is a pouch. Which of the given conclusions follow?

1.No bag is a pouch

2.Some bags are not pouches

3.Some pockets are bags

4.No pocket is a bag

AOnly 1 and 3 follow

BOnly 2 and 3 follow ✓ Correct

COnly either 1 or 4 follows

DNone follows

Correct answer: (B) Only 2 and 3 follow

Explanation

Conclusions 2 and 3 follow, while 1 and 4 do not.

'Some bags are pockets' and 'no pocket is a pouch' give 'some bags are not pouches', which is 2.

'Some bags are pockets' converts to 'some pockets are bags', which is 3.

Only some bags are known to be pockets, so 'no bag is a pouch' overreaches.

'No pocket is a bag' contradicts the valid conversion and cannot hold.

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