Question

Statements: Some benches are trees.
Some trees are flowers.
All flowers are fruits.
Conclusions: I. All fruits can never be trees.
II. All flowers being benches is a possibility.

• A. if only conclusion I follows.
• B. if only conclusion II follows.
• C. if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
• D. if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
• E. if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

Answer 1

The correct option is B if only conclusion II follows.

There are two cases possible.

All fruits can be trees

This is a possibility not always correct.

All flowers can be benches.

This is also a possibility but not always correct.

Thus only conclusion II is correct.

Hence, Option B is correct.