Statements: a. Some clerks are poor. b. A is poor. Conclusions: a. A is clerk. b. A has a large family.

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

Correct Answer: Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.

Explanation:

Some clerks (not all) are poor and A is poor.
Therefore, it is not certain that A is a clerk. Thus, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.

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