Statements: Some Indians are educated. Educated men prefer small families. Conclusions: (I) All small families are educated. (II) Some Indians prefer small families.

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

Correct Answer: Only II follows

Explanation:

First statement is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second statement is Universal Affirmative (A-type)
Both the statements are already aligned. Thus,
Some Indians are educated. ↔ All Educated men prefer small families.
We know that,
I + A ⇒ I-type Conclusion. Therefore, our derived Conclusion would be: "Some Indians prefer small families.
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