Direction: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions (I) and (II). You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.
-
Statements:
All fruits are sweet.
All sweet things are not good for health.
Conclusions:
(I) All fruits are not good for health.
(II) Some fruits are not good for health.
-
- Only (I) follows
- Only (II) follows
- Neither (I) nor (II) follows
- Both (I) and (II) follow
Correct Option: D
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A&type).
Second Premise can be written in the form of Universal Negative (E-type) as
No sweet thing is good for health
All fruits are sweet. ↔ No sweet thing is good for health.
A + E ⇒ E–type of Conclusion “No fruit is good for health”.
Thus both the Conclusions follow.
