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Statement: Methylated spirit contains methyl alcohol, which is poisonous. Conclusions : I. Ethyl alcohol is beneficial. II. Methylated spirit is poisonous.

if only conclusion I follows
if only conclusion II follows
if either I or II follows
if neither I nor II follows, and

Correct Answer: if only conclusion II follows

Explanation:

In does not follow because the statement tells us nothing about ethyl alcohol. II follows because the poisonous methyl alcohol makes the methylated spirit poisonous.

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