SSC MTS 2023 PYQ — Question 36

SSC MTS - 2 May 2023 - Shift 3 • Reasoning • Q36

In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows the given statements.

Statements:

I. No J is K.

II. Some K are L.

Conclusion:

I. Some K are not J.

II. Some L are not J.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Both conclusions I and II follows.

The least possible Venn Diagram for the given statements is drawn below:

Conclusions:

I. Some K are not J → True (As no J is K, so, some K are not J is also true.)

II. Some L are not J → True (As some K are L and no J is K, so, some L are not J is also true.)

Hence, Both conclusions I and II follows.