Statements: All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap. Conclusions: I. All mangoes are cheap. II. Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.

Only conclusion I follows
Only conclusion II follows
Either I or II follows
Neither I nor II follows

Correct answer: Only conclusion II follows

Solution

All mangoes are golden in colour, and no golden-coloured thing is cheap. Therefore mangoes are not cheap. Conclusion II follows directly, while conclusion I is opposite to the given statements.

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