Statements: (a) All cupboards are watches. (b) All watches are costly. Inferences: I. All cupboards are costly. II. Some costly things are cupboards.

Only inference I follows
Only inference II follows
Both of them follow
Neither of them follows

Correct Answer: Both of them follow

Explanation:

Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All cupboards are watches. ↔ All watches are costly.
A + A → A-type of Conclusion "All cupboards are costly."
This is Conclusion I.
Conclusion II is converse of it.

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