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Statements: Some food are sweet. Some food are sour. Conclusions: (I) All food are either sweet or sour. (II) Some sweets are sour.

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:

Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type). No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.

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