Question

Statements: Some fruits are plants.
No plant is a tree.
No flower is a fruit.
Conclusions: I. All fruits can never be trees.
II. Some flowers are plants.

• 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 A if only conclusion I follows.

There are two cases possible.

All fruit can never be trees.

So, this is always true.

Some fruits are plants.

So, this is not always true.

Thus only conclusion I is correct.

Hence, Option A is correct.