SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 82

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q82

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.

Statement I: All leopards are cheetahs.

Statement II: No cheetah is a cat.

Conclusion I: Some cats are leopards.

Conclusion II: Some cats are cheetahs.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

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

From the given statements, the venn diagram will be:

Conclusions:

Conclusion I: Some cats are leopards:- False, as all leaopards are Cheetahs and no cheetah is a cat.

Conclusion II: Some cats are cheetahs:- False, as no cheetah is a cat.

So, neither conclusion I nor  II follows.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.