Assume the statements are true.
Statements: No onion is a mango. All mangoes are apples.
Conclusions:
I. No apple is an onion.
II. Some apples are not onions.

Only I followsCorrect answerYour answerOnly II followsCorrect answerYour answerNeither I nor II followsCorrect answerYour answerBoth I and II followCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

The mangoes are apples, and none of them is an onion. So some apples (the mangoes) are not onions: II follows.
Apples that are not mangoes may well be onions, so 'No apple is an onion' is not definite. I does not follow.
Only II follows.

Worth noting

Being kept out of a small group (mangoes) does not keep you out of the bigger group that contains it (apples).

Concept: No + All gives Some … not
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Assume the statements are true.Statements: No onion is a mango. All mangoes are apples.Conclusions:I. No apple is an onion.II. Some apples are not onions.

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Assume the statements are true.
Statements: No onion is a mango. All mangoes are apples.
Conclusions:
I. No apple is an onion.
II. Some apples are not onions.