Statements: 1. No man is a monkey. 2. Hari is a man. Conclusions: I. Hari is not a monkey. II. All men are not Hari.

Only Conclusion I follows
Only Conclusion II follows
Both Conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows

Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows

Explanation:

First Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Hari is a man. ↔ No man is a monkey.
A + E ⇒E – type of Conclusion "Hari is not a monkey".
This is Conclusion I.

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