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From the given four statements, select the two which cannot be true but yet both can be false. Choose the right pair:

(i) All men are mortal
(ii) Some men are mortal
(iii) No man is mortal
(iv) Some men are not mortal

a.

(i) and (ii)

b.

(iii) and (iv)

c.

(i) and (iii)

d.

(ii) and (iv)

Answer: (d).(ii) and (iv)

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