SSC CPO 2024 PYQ — Question 151

SSC CPO - 28 June 2024 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q151

Directions: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All games are tournaments.  

Some tournaments are matches.

Conclusions:

I. All games are matches.

II. No game is a tournament.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows.

The least possible Venn diagram is shown below:

Conclusions:

I. All games are matches - Does not follow. (It is possible but not definite, as no direct relationship between the two is given).

II. No game is a tournament - Does not follow. (As all games are tournaments, no game is a tournament, which is not true.)