Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

1) All mats are sheets.

2) No sheet is a paper.

3) Some papers are notebooks.

Conclusions:

I. No mat is a paper.

II. Some sheets are notebooks

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  1. Both conclusions I and II follow
  2. Only conclusion I follows
  3. Only conclusion II follows
  4. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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Option 2 : Only conclusion I follows
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Conclusions:

I. No mat is a paper → True (All mats are sheets, and no sheet is paper implies that no mat is paper).

II. Some sheets are notebooks False (No sheet is paper, and some papers are notebooks implies that some sheets can be notebooks. This is possible but not definite).

Hence, the correct answer is "Only conclusion I follows".

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