Question

In each question below are three statements fol-lowed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
Some leaves are branches.
Some branches are trees
Some trees are flowers.

Conclusions
I. Some leaves are trees.
II. Some branches are flowers.

• A. Only conclusion I follows
• B. Only conclusion II follows
• C. Either I or II follows
• D. Neither I nor II follows
• E. If both I and II follow.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Neither I nor II follows

All the three premises are particular affirmative (I-type).
No conclusion follows from the particular premises.