SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 88

SSC CHSL - 07 Aug 2023 - Shift 3 • Reasoning • Q88

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. When Mr. Smith went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was (1)________ in the pockets when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the (2)________ full of jewellery. There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Smith said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some (3)________ in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a (4)________ just like Mr. Smith’s. “I am sorry,” said the man , “I made a mistake. I took your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewellery.” Mr. Smith answered.” I gave the jewellery to the waiter. He will give it to you.” Mr. Smith called the manager of the restaurant; but the manager said, “We have (5)________ waiters here. We have only waitresses.” “You gave the jewellery to a thief!” shouted the other man. “I shall send for the police!” Mr. Smith paid the man a lot of money for the jewellery.

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:

All calsses are tools.

Some tools are nails.

No nail is a class.

Conclusions:

(I) Some classes are nails.

(II) All tools are classes.

(III) Some nails are tools.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Only conclusion III follows.

Conclusions:

(I) Some classes are nails - Does not follow (because there is no direct relation between classes and nails so it can be possible but not definite)

(II) All tools are classes - Does not follow (because All classes are tools. So, All tools cannot be classes)

(III) Some nails are tools - Follows (because Some tools are nails. So, Some nails are tools too)