Syllogism: Test the conclusions using set relations and complement information. Statements: All buildings are chalks. No chalk is toffee. Conclusions: I. No building is toffee. II. All chalks are buildings. Choose the correct option about which conclusion(s) follow.

Difficulty: Easy

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

Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows

Explanation:

Given data

All buildings ⊆ chalks.
No chalk ∩ toffee ≠ ∅ (i.e., chalks and toffee are disjoint).

Reasoning
If every building is a chalk and chalks have no overlap with toffee, then buildings cannot be toffee. Thus I follows. "All chalks are buildings" is the converse of the first statement and does not follow.

Final Answer
Only Conclusion I follows

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Syllogism: Test the conclusions using set relations and complement information. Statements: All buildings are chalks. No chalk is toffee. Conclusions: I. No building is toffee. II. All chalks are buildings. Choose the correct option about which conclusion(s) follow.

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