Question

Statements: Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples. 
Conclusions: (1) All the apples are parrots. (2) Some ants are apples.

• A. Only (1) conclusion follows
• B. Only (2) conclusion follows
• C. Either (1) or (2) follows
• D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Hint:

In logical reasoning, pay attention to the direction of statements. Always check if a conclusion applies directly based on the given statements.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Let's analyze the statements and conclusions: 
1. "Some ants are parrots" means there is a partial overlap between ants and parrots. This does not imply that all ants are parrots.
2. "All the parrots are apples" means every parrot is an apple, but it doesn't mean that all apples are parrots (because there might be apples that are not parrots). Now, let's look at the conclusions:
Conclusion (1): "All the apples are parrots." This is incorrect. We only know that all parrots are apples, not the reverse.
Conclusion (2): "Some ants are apples." This conclusion is correct. Since some ants are parrots, and all parrots are apples, it follows that some ants are apples.
Thus, only conclusion (2) follows.