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  1. Statements:
    (a) All books are novels.
    (b) Some novels are poems.
    Conclusions:
    (I) Some books are poems.
    (II) Some poems are novels.
    1. Only conclusion (II) follows
    2. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
    3. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
    4. Only conclusion (I) follows
Correct Option: A

First Premise in Universal Affirmative (A - type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I - type).
All books are novels. ↔ Some novels are poems.
A + I ⇒ No Conclusion
Conclusion II is Converse of the second Premise.



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