Read the statements and select a conclusion from the given alternatives:
Statements:
All apples are leaves. Some leaves are lemons. No lemon is house.
Conclusions:
I. Some houses are apples.
II. Some lemons are apples.
III. No house is apple.
- AOption (a)
Only I follows
- BOption (b)
Only II follows
- COption (c)
Only III follows
- DOption (d)
Either I or III follows
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Correct answer
Either I or III follows
Why this answer is correct
The least possible Venn diagram for the given statements is as follows,
Conclusions:
I. Some houses are apples → it’s possible but not definite, hence false.
II. Some lemons are apples → it’s possible but not definite, hence false.
III. No house is apple → it’s possible but not definite, hence false.
Conclusion I and III form a complementary pair.
Thus either conclusion I or III follows.



