Statements: 1. Some girls are stars. 2. Meena is a girl. Conclusions: I. Meena is a star. II. Some stars are not girls.

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

Correct Answer: Neither Conclusion I nor II follows

Explanation:

Some girls (not all) are stars. Therefore, Meena may or may not be star.
From Affirmative sentences, we cannot derive Negative Conclusion.
Thus, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.

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