SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 87

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 14 March 2022 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q87

Directions: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

No restaurant is a shop.

All shops are schools.

All parks are shops.

Conclusions:

I. Some schools are parks.

II. Some parks are restaurants.

III. Some shops are parks.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Both conclusions I and III follow.

Conclusions:

I. Some schools are parks → Follows (All parks are shops and all shops are schools, so definitely some schools are parks.)

II. Some parks are restaurants → Does not follow (As all parks are shops and no restaurant is a shop, so some parks are restaurants is definitely false.)

III. Some shops are parks → Follows (If all parks are shops, then definitely, some shops are parks.)