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Direction: Consider the given statements to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statements.

  1. Statements:
    1. All trees are leaves.
    2. Some fruits are leaves.
    Conclusions:
    I. Some fruits are trees.
    II. Some leaves are trees.
    1. Only Conclusion I follows
    2. Only Conclusion II follow
    3. Both Conclusions I and II follow
    4. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
Correct Option: B

First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
All trees are leaves. ↔ Some leaves are fruits.
A + I ⇒ No Conclusion
Conclusion II is Converse of the first Premise.



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