Statements: 1. All elephants are men. 2. All men are socks. Conclusions: I. Some socks are elephants. II. All elephants are socks.

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

Correct Answer: Both Conclusions I and II follow

Explanation:

Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A–type).
All elephants are men. ↔ All men are socks.
A + A ⇒ A–type of Conclusion "All elephants are socks."
This is Conclusion II.
Conclusion I is the Converse of it.

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