Statement: All bulbs are wires. No wire is cable. Some cables are brushes. All brushes are paints. Conclusions: I. Some paints are cables. II. Some wires are bulbs III. Some brushes are wires. IV. Some cables are bulbs.

None follow
Only I & II follows
Only II follow
Only III follow

Correct Answer: Only I & II follows

Explanation:

Some cables are brushes + All brushes are paints → conversion → Some paints are cables (I) Hence I follows. All bulbs are wires (A) → conversion → Some wires are bulbs (I) Hence II follows. No wire is cable + Some cables are brushes = I + E = O* = Some brushers are not wires Hence III does not follow. All bulbs is cable → conversion → No cable is bulb (E) Hence IV does not follow.

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