Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion/s logically follow/s from the given statements.
Statements: All tulips are lilies. All orchids are lilies. No lily is a rose.
Conclusion (I): Some tulips are orchids.
Conclusion (II): No orchid is a rose.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Only conclusion II follows.
Conclusion (I): Some tulips are orchids. - Does not follow (because there is no direct relation between tulips and orchids. So it can be possible but not definite)
Conclusion (II): No orchid is a rose. - Follows (because All orchids are lilies and No lily is a rose. So, No orchid is a rose too)