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If the proposition ‘All thieves are poor’ is false, which of the following propositions can be claimed certainly to be true?

a.

Some thieves are poor.

b.

Some thieves are not poor.

c.

No thief is poor.

d.

No poor person is a thief.

Answer: (b).Some thieves are not poor.

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Q. If the proposition ‘All thieves are poor’ is false, which of the following propositions can be claimed certainly to be true?

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