Question

In each of the following questions, statements are given followed by 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 the given statements.

Statements
Some food is sweet.
Some food is sour.

Conclusions
I. All food is either sweet or sour.
II. Some sweets are sour.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Both conclusions I and II follow
• D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
• E. Conclusion I is true and conclusion II may be true

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Both the premises are particular affirmatives (I-type).
No conclusion follows from the two particular premises.