Statements : Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.

Conclusions :
I. Some roads are rivers.
II. Some roads are hills.
III. Some deserts are hills.

Statements : Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.

Conclusions :
I. Some roads are rivers.
II. Some roads are hills.
III. Some deserts are hills. Correct Answer Only I follows

Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts.

Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows.

Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.

Since one premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular and shouldn't contain the middle term. So, it follows that 'Some rivers are roads'. I is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds.

Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are roads.

Again, since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows.

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Statement: Some buses are roads. All tables are roads. Conclusion: I. Some buses are table. II. Some tables are buses. III. Some roads are tables. IV. Some roads are buses.