Statement: Some tablets are capsules. All capsules are syrups. Some syrups are medicines Conclusions: I. Some syrups are powders. II. Some syrups are tablets.

if conclusion I follow
if conclusion II follows
if either conclusion I or II follows
if neither conclusion I nor II follows

Correct Answer:

Explanation:

Some syrups are medicines + All medicine are powder = I + A + I = Some syrups are powders.
Hence I follow. Some tablets are capsules + All capsules are syrups = I + A + I = Some tablets are syrups → conversion → Some syrups are tablets (I). Hence II follows.

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