Question

Statement: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusion: I. Some roses are red. II. All flowers are roses.

• A. Only I follows
• B. Only II follows
• C. Both I and II follow
• D. Neither I nor II follows

Hint:

In syllogisms, only draw conclusions that must be true based on the statements; avoid possibilities.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understanding the question.
The question tests validity of conclusions from given statements in syllogism.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
All roses are flowers (universal), some flowers are red (particular). Conclusion I: Some roses are red — possible but not necessarily true. Conclusion II: All flowers are roses — clearly false (reverses universal).
(A) Only I follows: Incorrect.
(B) Only II follows: Incorrect.
(C) Both I and II follow: Incorrect.
(D) Neither I nor II follows: Correct — Neither is definitively true.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answer is (D) Neither I nor II follows, as no conclusion is necessarily true.