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Instructions for Question: Choose the set of three statements where the third statement can be logically derived from the preceding two.
Statements:
1. All boys need books.
2. All the girls need books.
3. Punjabis are a girl.
4. Some Punjabis need the book.
5. All the boys are girls.
6. Some boys are Punjabis.
The set of statements is:
Options
5, 4, 1
2, 5, 3
6, 5, 3
5, 2, 1
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Solution
5, 2, 1
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