SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 98

SSC MTS Previous Year - 06 August 2019 - Shift 3 • Reasoning • Q98

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 from the given statements.

Statements:

I. No T is L.

II. All L are K.

Conclusions:

I. Some K are L.

II. Some K are T.

III. No K is L.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Only conclusion I follows

Understanding

Following venn diagram can be prepared:

Conclusions:

I. Some K are L: True (As All L are K, so Some K are L is true).

II. Some K are T: False (This is possible but not definite, as remaining portion of K which is not L, can be part of T, but this is a possibility not definite).

III. No K is L: False (As some K are definitely L is given).

Hence, Only conclusion I follows.