In the question three statements are given, followed by three conclusions, I, II and III. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.
Statement I: Some mortar are cannons
Statement II: All mortars and cannons are guns
Statement III: Some mortar which are not cannons are rifles.
Conclusion I: Some guns are rifles
Conclusion II: Some rifles are cannons
Conclusion III: Some cannons are guns
The basic diagram for the given statements is
I. Some guns are rifles
From the basic diagram, some guns are rifles. Hence conclusion I follows.
II. Some rifles are cannons
From the basic diagram, no riffle is cannon. Hence conclusion II do not follow.
III. Some cannons are guns
From the basic diagram, some cannons are guns. Hence conclusion III follows.
$$\therefore\ $$Only conclusions I and III follow the given statements.
Hence, the correct answer is Option C
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