Direction: Some statements are given, followed by some conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any , follow from the given statements.
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Statements:
I. Some leaves are apples.
II. No apple is an egg.
Conclusions:
I. All apples are leaves.
II. Some eggs are leaves.
III. Some leaves are not eggs.
IV. All eggs are leaves.
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- Only III follows
- None follows
- Either II or III follow
- All follow
- Only III follows
Correct Option: A
First premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
Some leaves are apples. ↔ No apple is an egg.
I + E ⇒ O-type of Conclusion “Some leaves are not eggs”.
This is Conclusion III.
