Three statements are followed by conclusions numbered I, II. You have to consider these statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statement.

Statements :

Some roses are flowers.

All buds are roses.

All lilies are flowers.

Conclusion (I) : Some buds are lilies.

Conclusion (II) : All flowers are buds. 

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  1. Only conclusion (II) follows. 
  2. Only conclusion (I) follows.
  3. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. 
  4. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.

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Option 3 : Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows. 
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Given statements: 

Some roses are flowers.

All buds are roses.

All lilies are flowers.

The least possible Venn diagram for the given statement is:

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Conclusion:

(I) : Some buds are lilies → False (Because, There is no direct relative between buds and lilies, so it can be possible)

(II) : All flowers are buds → False (Because, There is no direct relative between buds and lilies, so it can be possible)

So, Neither conclusion I nor II follow.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".

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