In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from 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:

Some sheets are claws.

Some claws are coins.

All coins are tails.

Conclusions:

I. Some tails are claws.

II. Some tails are sheets.

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  1. If only Conclusion I follows. 
  2. If only Conclusion II follows. 
  3. If either Conclusion I or II follows. 
  4. If neither Conclusion I nor II follows.

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Option 1 : If only Conclusion I follows. 
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Statements:

Some sheets are claws.

Some claws are coins.

All coins are tails.

The least possible Venn diagram is given:

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Conclusions:

I. Some tails are claws - True(Because, Some claws are coins and all coins are tails it implies that part of coin which are tail also part of claws, so it definite).

II. Some tails are sheets - False(Because, there is no direct relation is given between them so, it can be possible only).

Thus, If only Conclusion I follows. 

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1".

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