Statements: All fruits are sweet. All sweet things are not good for health. Conclusions: (I) All fruits are not good for health. (II) Some fruits are not good for health.

Only (I) follows
Only (II) follows
Neither (I) nor (II) follows
Both (I) and (II) follow

Correct Answer: Both (I) and (II) follow

Explanation:

First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A&type).
Second Premise can be written in the form of Universal Negative (E-type) as
No sweet thing is good for health
All fruits are sweet. ↔ No sweet thing is good for health.
A + E ⇒ E–type of Conclusion "No fruit is good for health".
Thus both the Conclusions follow.

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