Statements: 1. All apples are fruits. 2. No fruit is a vegetable. 3. Some vegetables are healthy. Conclusions: I. No apple is a vegetable. II. Some healthy things are not apples. Which conclusion(s) logically follow? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Statements:
1. All apples are fruits.
2. No fruit is a vegetable.
3. Some vegetables are healthy.
Conclusions:
I. No apple is a vegetable.
II. Some healthy things are not apples.
Which conclusion(s) logically follow?
A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Both I and II follow
C. Only conclusion I follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Since apples are fruits and no fruits are vegetables, apples cannot be vegetables (I follows). Some vegetables are healthy, and since vegetables cannot be apples, those healthy vegetables are definitely not apples (II follows).

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